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Cullerlie stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located near Echt in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises a ring of eight standing stones arranged in a roughly circular formation, typical of later Bronze Age ritual monuments in northeast Scotland. The stones are relatively modest in scale compared to earlier Neolithic circles, reflecting the changing ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities. The monument dates to approximately the second millennium BC and represents an important example of Bronze Age sacred architecture in the Grampian region.
"Cullerlie stone circle", Standing Stones of Echt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90088. View the official record →
Cullerlie stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located near Echt in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90088.
"Cullerlie stone circle", Standing Stones of Echt dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones of echt. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
"Cullerlie stone circle", Standing Stones of Echt 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 SM90088.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Eddieston Cottage, farmstead 235m E of (2.3 km), Bogton, cairn, field system and trackway 250m NE of (5.5 km), Normandykes,Roman camp (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of "Cullerlie stone circle", Standing Stones of Echt'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.
"Cullerlie stone circle", Standing Stones of Echt stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.