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Clune Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located 280 metres north-north-east of Monthammock in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, ancient metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits that underlie this part of northeast Scotland. These sedimentary foundations would have been well-known to the Bronze Age communities who selected this location for their ceremonial structure, likely drawn to the distinctive landscape and accessible stone resources of the surrounding woodland.
The circle represents a significant phase of prehistoric ritual practice in the region, when communities invested considerable labour in the arrangement of stones for communal gatherings, seasonal ceremonies and possibly burial-related activities. Its position within the Mearns landscape reflects the broader distribution of such monuments across Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, where Bronze Age populations exploited both upland and lower-ground territories.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM974, ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and religious practice in this part of Scotland.
Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM974. View the official record →
Clune Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located 280 metres north-north-east of Monthammock in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM974.
Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle 280m nne of monthammock. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock 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 SM974.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn-mon-earn,cairn (3.2 km), Nether Auquhollie,inscribed stone 400m NW of (5 km), Campstone Hill,ring cairns,cairns and field systems (5.7 km).
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Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.