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Crooked Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated approximately 225 metres north of the settlement of Crookedstone. The monument stands as testament to ritual and territorial practice during the Bronze Age, when such stones were erected across the Scottish landscape, often marking significant locations within the contemporary settlement pattern or serving ceremonial functions within their communities.
The stone rises from bedrock formed during the Moscovian period, part of the Scottish Coal Measures Group that underlies this region. This geology comprises mudstone, siltstone, and sandstone interspersed with coal seams and ironstone deposits, creating the characteristic terrain of the central lowlands. The ferricrete cap that caps these layers would have been visible to Bronze Age communities, shaping the landscape they inhabited and the stone sources available to them.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM4226, recognising its archaeological significance and national importance. The standing stone survives as a direct physical link to Bronze Age settlement and belief systems in Lanarkshire, contributing to our understanding of how prehistoric communities structured their sacred and secular space across the Scottish landscape.
Crooked Stone, standing stone 225m N of Crookedstone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4226. View the official record →
Crooked Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated approximately 225 metres north of the settlement of Crookedstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4226.
Crooked Stone, standing stone 225m N of Crookedstone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 225m n of crookedstone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Crooked Stone, standing stone 225m N of Crookedstone 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 SM4226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Darngaber Castle, 570m ENE of Crookedstone (0.6 km), Hamilton High Parks, park pale (3.5 km), Hamilton High Parks, earthwork 475m NE of High Parks Farm (3.6 km).
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Crooked Stone, standing stone 225m N of Crookedstone stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.