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Crooked Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated 160 metres north of Crookedstane. The monument stands within an area of wacke bedrock belonging to the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations, glacially-worked terrain characteristic of the Southern Uplands. The stone represents a category of prehistoric monument common to this region, erected during the Bronze Age when such isolated standing stones served functions ranging from territorial markers to ritual or burial-related purposes. The local geology of compact, hard wacke would have presented considerable challenge to Bronze Age stone-workers selecting and positioning this monument.
The site survives in the Lanarkshire landscape as a physical testament to prehistoric settlement and land-use patterns. Standing stones of this period and type often stand in isolation or as part of larger ceremonial complexes, though the relationship between Crooked Stone and its neighbour Crookedstane, 160 metres distant, remains archaeologically unexamined. Both monuments occupy the same geological formation, suggesting that Bronze Age communities selected locations across this wacke terrain for monuments of enduring significance.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM4238, recognising its importance as an archaeological and cultural resource. This protection ensures the preservation of the stone and its surrounding landscape context for future study and public access.
Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4238. View the official record →
Crooked Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated 160 metres north of Crookedstane. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4238.
Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 160m n of crookedstane. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane 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 SM4238.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crookedstane,platform settlement 200m E of (0.3 km), Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road (1.3 km), Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.