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Craw Stane is a post-medieval symbol stone and enclosure located in Aberdeenshire, 575 metres east of Mains of Rhynie. The monument stands on bedrock of Lower Old Red Sandstone, a foundation of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Early Devonian period. This local geology would have been readily available to builders and stonemasons working in the area.
The site comprises both a carved symbol stone and an associated enclosure, structures typical of post-medieval settlement and land use in north-east Scotland. The symbol stone reflects traditions of marking significant locations or boundaries that persisted into later centuries across the region.
Craw Stane is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM69, recognising its importance to the archaeological record of Aberdeenshire and its contribution to understanding the landscape history of the area around Rhynie.
Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM69. View the official record →
Craw Stane is a post-medieval symbol stone and enclosure located in Aberdeenshire, 575 metres east of Mains of Rhynie. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM69.
Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a symbol stone and enclosure 575m e of mains of rhynie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie 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 SM69.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell Knowe, cairn, Rhynie (0.2 km), Rhynie, three symbol stones 60m SE of Manse (0.4 km), Nether Wheedlemont,stone circle 80m NNE of (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie'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.
Craw Stane, symbol stone and enclosure 575m E of Mains of Rhynie stands on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.