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Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Aberdeenshire. The circle stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, metamorphic rocks of psammite and pelite formed during the Middle Cambrian period, which underlie much of this region of northern Scotland. This geological foundation provided the local stone from which the monument's component blocks would have been quarried and worked.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM19, reflecting its archaeological and cultural significance. Stone circles of this type, known as recumbent stone circles, represent one of Scotland's most distinctive prehistoric traditions, typically dating to the third or early second millennium BC.
Druidsfield's setting within the Montgarrie landscape forms part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age ritual monuments distributed across Aberdeenshire, an area rich in prehistoric remains. The monument survives as a tangible record of ceremonial practices and beliefs of the Bronze Age communities who inhabited this part of northeast Scotland.
Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM19. View the official record →
Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Aberdeenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM19.
Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie 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 SM19.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auld Kirk, ring cairn 150m E of Ardgathen (2 km), Old Keig, stone circle 250m NW of (2.4 km), The Barmkyn, fort and cairn (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie'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.
Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.