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Glassel Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Bogarn Wood, near Kincardineshire in Scotland. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones typical of the Bronze Age ceremonial and ritual sites found throughout Scotland during the second millennium BCE. Such stone circles served important functions within Bronze Age communities, likely connected to astronomical observation, burial practices, or gathering places for ceremonial purposes. The monument is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's INSPIRE designation SM978, confirming its status as a protected archaeological site of national significance.
Glassel,stone circle,Bogarn Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM978. View the official record →
Glassel Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Bogarn Wood, near Kincardineshire in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM978.
Glassel,stone circle,Bogarn Wood dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle,bogarn wood. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Glassel,stone circle,Bogarn Wood 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 SM978.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cothill,symbol stone 600m NE of Craigmyle House (2.8 km), Auchmore Farm, hut circle 80m NW of (6.7 km), Bucharn, cairn 215m ESE of (6.7 km).
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