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Cnoc an Liath-Bhaid is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Strath Brora, Sutherland, approximately 880 metres east-north-east of Braegrudie. The monument comprises a ring of standing stones typical of Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial sites in northern Scotland, reflecting the cultural practices and landscape use of communities during the second and early first millennia before Christ. Stone circles of this type served functions that remain subject to scholarly interpretation, though they are widely recognised as significant markers of territorial identity and ceremonial gathering places within prehistoric societies. The site is recorded in the national heritage database under the designation HES INSPIRE SM1780.
Cnoc an Liath-Bhaid,stone circle 880m ENE of Braegrudie,Strath Brora is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1780. View the official record →
Cnoc an Liath-Bhaid is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Strath Brora, Sutherland, approximately 880 metres east-north-east of Braegrudie. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1780.
Cnoc an Liath-Bhaid,stone circle 880m ENE of Braegrudie,Strath Brora dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle 880m ene of braegrudie,strath brora. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cnoc an Liath-Bhaid,stone circle 880m ENE of Braegrudie,Strath Brora 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 SM1780.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dremergid, hut circles and field system 400m N of (3.7 km), Cnoc an Ruidhean Chruaidh,hut circles & field system (4.6 km), Achnagarron, settlement 380m WNW of Glenelg (5 km).
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