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Castle Fraser Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 775 metres west of Castle Fraser itself. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones typical of the Bronze Age tradition of monumental stone construction in north-east Scotland, dating to the second millennium before the present. Associated with the main stone circle are further standing stones situated some 550 metres to the west, which may represent outliers or separate ritual monuments forming part of a broader ceremonial landscape. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's INSPIRE designation SM7 and represents an important element of the Bronze Age archaeological heritage of the Aberdeenshire region.
Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7. View the official record →
Castle Fraser Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 775 metres west of Castle Fraser itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7.
Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle 775m w of & standing stones. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m 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 SM7.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Wester Echt,stone circle 170m SW of (4.6 km), Upper Broomhill, hut circles 470m ESE, 510m ESE and 630m SE of (5.1 km), Craiglea, ring-marked boulder 440m WNW of (5.3 km).
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