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Fortingall Church is a Bronze Age ceremonial landscape in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising two stone circles and a stone row situated approximately 300 metres south-east of the church. The monument occupies ground underlain by Southern Highland Group bedrock, a formation of psammite and pelite dating to the Middle Cambrian period. This metamorphic geology has provided stone suitable for monument construction throughout the Bronze Age and beyond.
The two circles and associated row represent a complex ritual or gathering place dating to the second millennium before the Common Era. Such multi-element Bronze Age monuments are comparatively rare and suggest a landscape of considerable ceremonial importance to prehistoric communities. The alignment and spacing of these features indicate deliberate planning and repeated use over an extended period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM1547. The survival of these upstanding stones in their Perthshire setting provides evidence of Bronze Age monumental practice and the ritual geography of the Scottish Highlands, offering insight into the spiritual and social priorities of early metal-working societies in northern Britain.
Fortingall Church, two stone circles and one stone row, 300m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1547. View the official record →
Fortingall Church is a Bronze Age ceremonial landscape in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising two stone circles and a stone row situated approximately 300 metres south-east of the church. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1547.
Fortingall Church, two stone circles and one stone row, 300m ESE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a two stone circles and one stone row,. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fortingall Church, two stone circles and one stone row, 300m 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 SM1547.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fortingall, rectilinear enclosure SW of (0.3 km), Fortingall, pit-defined enclosure 110m S of Carn na Marbh (0.5 km), Praetorium,homestead moat (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fortingall Church, two stone circles and one stone row, 300m ESE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Fortingall Church, two stone circles and one stone row, 300m ESE of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.