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Clach Stein is a Bronze Age standing stone located at Knockaird in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument forms part of the wider landscape of prehistoric ritual and ceremonial activity characteristic of the Bronze Age in the Scottish Highlands. Standing stones of this period typically served functions connected to burial practices, territorial markers, or ceremonial gatherings, though the precise purpose of individual stones often remains uncertain. The stone contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age monument distribution across northern Scotland and is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM5360.
Clach Stein,standing stones,Knockaird is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5360. View the official record →
Clach Stein is a Bronze Age standing stone located at Knockaird in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5360.
Clach Stein,standing stones,Knockaird dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones,knockaird. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Clach Stein,standing stones,Knockaird 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 SM5360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Eistean,fort and dun (0.8 km), Teampull Ronaidh,chapel (1.7 km), Carnan a'Ghrodhair,souterrain (2.3 km).
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