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Deer Park is a Bronze Age stone circle situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of standing stones arranged in a circular formation, a characteristic ritual landscape feature of the Bronze Age period across Britain and Ireland. Such circles typically served ceremonial, astronomical or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities, though their precise purposes remain debated among archaeologists.
The circle's location on Silurian felsic bedrock reflects the underlying geology of this region of Aberdeenshire, where Ordovician to Silurian igneous intrusions form the landscape foundation. The choice of site may have held significance for its Bronze Age builders, whether for practical stone-working resources or for properties perceived as sacred by the communities who constructed and used the circle.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM12008, ensuring its preservation as a record of prehistoric ritual practice and social organisation in northeastern Scotland. The circle remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and spiritual beliefs in this part of Aberdeenshire.
Deer Park, stone circle 65m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12008. View the official record →
Deer Park is a Bronze Age stone circle situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12008.
Deer Park, stone circle 65m N of 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.
Deer Park, stone circle 65m N of 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 SM12008.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glack, cairn 245m WNW of (6.6 km), Old Kinnernie, cairn 140m N of St Mary's Church (7.2 km), Craiglea, ring-marked boulder 440m WNW of (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Deer Park, stone circle 65m N of'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.
Deer Park, stone circle 65m N of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.