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Drumstone ring ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork situated approximately 270 metres south-west of Drumstone in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ring ditches of this type are characteristically Bronze Age monuments, typically associated with ceremonial or funerary practices, though this example's specific date within the Bronze Age remains to be precisely established. The monument consists of a ditch forming a circular or near-circular plan, a form common to ritual sites and burial enclosures across northern Britain during the second millennium before the present era. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record of Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM6079.
Drumstone,ring ditch 270m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6079. View the official record →
Drumstone ring ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork situated approximately 270 metres south-west of Drumstone in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6079.
Drumstone,ring ditch 270m SW 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 SM6079.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leucharbrae Farmhouse, cairn 235m NNE of (4.9 km), "Cullerlie stone circle", Standing Stones of Echt (5.5 km), Standingstones, farmstead 260m SE of (5.7 km).
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