Scheduled MonumentsScotlandClune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock
Bronze Age · Stone circle 280m nne of monthammock

Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock

Scotland
HES SM974
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Stone circle 280m nne of monthammock
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Clune Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located 280 metres north-north-east of Monthammock in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The monument belongs to the tradition of ritual and ceremonial stone circles erected during the Bronze Age, a period when such structures served important communal and possibly astronomical functions across Scotland. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM974. Like other contemporary circles in northeast Scotland, Clune Wood represents evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and the cultural practices of prehistoric communities in the Mearns region.

Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM974. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock?

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.

What period does Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock date from?

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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Clune Wood, stone circle 280m NNE of Monthammock?

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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