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Eslie Stone Circle is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, approximately 550 metres to the east-south-east of Eslie. The monument stands protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM976.
The circle is positioned on bedrock formed from the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks that originated during the Neoproterozoic period. The underlying geology comprises psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that were transformed by ancient mountain-building processes. This solid foundation of metamorphic stone would have been familiar to Bronze Age communities who inhabited this landscape, and the local geology likely influenced the selection and sourcing of materials for the circle's construction.
Stone circles of this period typically functioned as ritual or ceremonial monuments, often associated with burial practices and communal gathering. The Eslie circle represents an important element of Bronze Age ritual practice in the northeast of Scotland, reflecting the architectural traditions and spiritual beliefs of communities active in the second and early first millennia BCE.
Eslie, stone circle 550m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM976. View the official record →
Eslie Stone Circle is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, approximately 550 metres to the east-south-east of Eslie. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM976.
Eslie, stone circle 550m ESE 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.
Eslie, stone circle 550m ESE 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 SM976.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Mulloch,settlement and field system 400m SE of (0.5 km), Eslie, stone circle 730m S of (0.8 km), The Nine Stanes,Mulloch Wood,stone circle 650m NW of The Garroll (0.9 km).
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Eslie, stone circle 550m ESE of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.