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Candle Stane is a Bronze Age stone circle located approximately 380 metres east of Coldhome in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a ring of standing stones typical of ceremonial or ritual sites erected during the Bronze Age, a period when such circles served important communal and possibly astronomical functions in prehistoric Scottish communities. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Record under the designation HES INSPIRE SM12, reflecting its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. Stone circles of this type and period represent some of Scotland's most enduring prehistoric monuments, and their precise original purposes remain subjects of scholarly investigation.
Candle Stane, stone circle 380m E of Coldhome is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12. View the official record →
Candle Stane is a Bronze Age stone circle located approximately 380 metres east of Coldhome in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12.
Candle Stane, stone circle 380m E of Coldhome dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle 380m e of coldhome. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Candle Stane, stone circle 380m E of Coldhome 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 SM12.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill of Christ's Kirk, fort (2.6 km), Christ's Kirk, Kennethmont (3.2 km), Hill of Newleslie, hillfort, 400m N of Cotetown (4.8 km).
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