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Cairntradlin Cottage standing stone is a Bronze Age monument located in Aberdeenshire, standing approximately 480 metres west of Cairntradlin Cottage. The stone rises from bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation of psammite, semipelite and pelite that dominates this part of northeast Scotland. Like other Bronze Age standing stones in the region, this monument likely served a ritual or ceremonial purpose within prehistoric communities, possibly marking territorial boundaries, burial sites or gathering places.
The stone's survival in the Aberdeenshire landscape reflects both its substantial construction and the relative stability of the local geological setting. The Argyll Group deposits, formed over 600 million years ago, provide a stable foundation that has preserved the monument through subsequent millennia of weathering and land use change. The proximity to the cottage, which gives the site its modern name, indicates how Bronze Age monuments became embedded within the fabric of later settlement patterns.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM12328, recognising its significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual practice and landscape use in northeast Scotland. Such standing stones form part of a wider distribution of prehistoric monuments across Aberdeenshire, providing insight into the ceremonial and territorial organisation of Bronze Age communities in this region.
Cairntradlin Cottage, standing stone 480m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12328. View the official record →
Cairntradlin Cottage standing stone is a Bronze Age monument located in Aberdeenshire, standing approximately 480 metres west of Cairntradlin Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12328.
Cairntradlin Cottage, standing stone 480m W of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cairntradlin Cottage, standing stone 480m W 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 SM12328.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berryhill, enclosure 290m N of (5.5 km), West Hatton Croft, long cairn 155m WNW of (7.6 km), Springhill,standing stone 500m NNW of (7.6 km).
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Cairntradlin Cottage, standing stone 480m W of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.