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Castle Fraser Stone Circle is a Bronze Age stone circle located 775 metres west of Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from an unnamed Ordovician to Silurian igneous intrusion, a felsic rock body created during the Silurian period. This geological foundation has provided stable ground for the circle's stones for over four thousand years, whilst the surrounding landscape of northeast Scotland has shaped its archaeological context and preservation.
Stone circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, when communities across Scotland raised such monuments for ceremonial or ritual purposes. The circle's position on igneous bedrock reflects the Bronze Age builders' knowledge of their local terrain and their ability to select suitable sites for construction. The nearby standing stones, situated 550 metres to the west, form part of a broader complex of prehistoric monuments distributed across the Aberdeenshire countryside.
Castle Fraser Stone Circle is designated and protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7, ensuring its preservation as part of Scotland's Bronze Age heritage. The monument remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the northeast of Scotland, contributing to broader knowledge of Bronze Age communities and their monumental traditions.
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 stone circle located 775 metres west of Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 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 the UK.
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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Castle Fraser,stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.