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Colen is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Perthshire, Scotland, 750 metres north-north-east of the village. Like many circles of its period, it formed part of ritual and ceremonial practices during the Bronze Age, when such monuments served as focal points for community gathering and spiritual observance. The circle stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian sandstone formation interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geology would have shaped the availability of stone for construction and influenced the landscape visible from the monument.
The site lies within Perthshire's rich Bronze Age landscape, where stone circles cluster across the region's rolling terrain. The choice of this particular location reflects the Bronze Age builders' sophisticated understanding of their environment, selecting ground that combined ritual significance with practical accessibility. The sandstone bedrock would have provided suitable stone for the circle's construction, while the surrounding landscape offered commanding views.
Colen stone circle is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM7305, recognising its national significance as a Bronze Age ritual site. The monument survives as an important testimony to the ceremonial practices and social organisation of Bronze Age Perthshire communities.
Colen, stone circle 750m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7305. View the official record →
Colen is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Perthshire, Scotland, 750 metres north-north-east of the village. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7305.
Colen, stone circle 750m NNE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Colen, stone circle 750m NNE 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 SM7305.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huntingtower Castle (6.6 km), Mains of Huntingtower, henge, enclosures, pits and road WSW of (7.4 km), Cairn, 110m SW of Almondbank Filling Station (7.5 km).
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Colen, stone circle 750m NNE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.