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Corrstone Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The circle sits upon bedrock of Lower Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Early Devonian period and composed of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation would have presented the Bronze Age builders with locally available stone suitable for monument construction, though the circle's stones themselves may derive from varied sources across the surrounding landscape.
The monument exemplifies the ceremonial and ritual traditions of Bronze Age communities in north-east Scotland, a region particularly rich in stone circles and related monuments. Such circles typically served as gathering places for communal activities, astronomical observation or ritual practices, though the specific purposes of Corrstone Wood remain to be fully understood through archaeological investigation.
The circle's survival in a wooded setting has offered some protection from modern disturbance, though woodland management and natural processes continue to affect the monument. Its scheduled status ensures legal protection, allowing for informed stewardship of this Bronze Age heritage and future research opportunities that may illuminate the beliefs and practices of the communities who raised these stones.
Corrstone Wood, stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM15. View the official record →
Corrstone Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM15.
Corrstone Wood, stone circle 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.
Corrstone Wood, stone circle 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 SM15.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhynie, three symbol stones 60m SE of Manse (1.2 km), Bell Knowe, cairn, Rhynie (1.4 km), Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Corrstone Wood, stone circle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Corrstone Wood, stone circle stands on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.