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Drummore Farm is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument consists of a ring of standing stones characteristic of the Later Bronze Age period, dating to roughly the second millennium BC, and represents an important example of ritual or ceremonial architecture from this era in the south-west of Scotland. Stone circles of this type are thought to have served functions related to communal gatherings, astronomical observation, or ceremonial practices, though their precise purpose remains a matter of scholarly debate. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the INSPIRE reference SM1020.
Drummore Farm,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1020. View the official record →
Drummore Farm is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1020.
Drummore Farm,stone circle dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Drummore Farm,stone circle 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 SM1020.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drummore Castle,fort,Castle Hill (0.3 km), Blackhill,cup and ring marked rock 60m SE of (0.8 km), Dunrod, homestead moat, village & church site (1.1 km).
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