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Candle Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located 115 metres west of Drumwhindle House in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric ritual and territorial markers that characterise the Bronze Age in north-east Scotland. As a standing stone of this period, it represents evidence of ceremonial or commemorative practice, though the specific circumstances of its erection and any associated burial or ritual activity remain undocumented in the available archaeological record. The stone survives as a physical record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in the region.
Candle Stone, standing stone 115m W of Drumwhindle House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12447. View the official record →
Candle Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located 115 metres west of Drumwhindle House in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12447.
Candle Stone, standing stone 115m W of Drumwhindle House dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 115m w of drumwhindle house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Candle Stone, standing stone 115m W of Drumwhindle House 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 SM12447.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The New House, hut circle 250m NW of (2 km), East Kinharrachie, cairn 335m ENE of (3.9 km), 5 Shethin Cottages, homestead moat 125m SSW of (4.4 km).
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