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Bronze Age · Stone circle

East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle

Scotland
HES SM1022
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Stone circle
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

East Hill Farmhouse is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. The monument consists of standing stones arranged in a circular configuration, typical of ritual and ceremonial sites constructed during the Bronze Age period. Stone circles of this type served important communal functions within prehistoric societies, likely associated with astronomical observation, burial practices, or seasonal gatherings. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under reference SM1022 and remains a significant example of Bronze Age monumental architecture in the south-west of Scotland.

East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1022. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle?

East Hill Farmhouse is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1022.

What period does East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle date from?

East Hill Farmhouse,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 the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle?

East Hill Farmhouse,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 SM1022.

What other scheduled monuments are near East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Picts Knowe,fort (3.9 km), Curriestanes,cursus E of (4.3 km), Hall Hill,fort (5.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Picts Knowe,fort
Iron Age · Fort3.9 km
Curriestanes,cursus E of
Cursus4.3 km
Hall Hill,fort
Iron Age · Fort5.8 km
McNaugton,fort
Iron Age · Fort6.1 km
Twelve Apostles,stone circle
Bronze Age · Stone circle6.2 km
Burnside of Baltersan,ring ditch,pits and Roman camp 700m S of
Roman · Ring ditch,pits and roman camp6.2 km
Lincluden College, motte and precinct
Medieval · Motte and precinct6.3 km
Holywood, cursus 1250m SSE of
Cursus6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle

East Hill Farmhouse,stone circle stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

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