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Cairnton Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument situated approximately 480 metres north-east of Cairnton in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The circle belongs to the recumbent stone circle tradition characteristic of north-east Scotland, a distinctive regional variant of Bronze Age stone circles that typically features a large stone laid horizontally between two taller flanking stones. Such monuments are understood to date from the later Bronze Age and served ritual or ceremonial purposes for the prehistoric communities that constructed them. The site is recorded in the national heritage register under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE designation SM11, reflecting its significance as a scheduled monument within Scotland's protected archaeological estate.
Cairnton, stone circle 480m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11. View the official record →
Cairnton Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument situated approximately 480 metres north-east of Cairnton in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11.
Cairnton, stone circle 480m NE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cairnton, stone circle 480m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Conzie Castle and Doocot (1.1 km), Yonder Bognie stone circle, 215m NNE of Wardend (1.8 km), Stone circle, 660m NW of Hillhead of Frendraught (3.1 km).
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