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Green Gates stone circle is a prehistoric monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 320 metres east-south-east of Faskally Cottages. The circle lies on bedrock formed from the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks—psammite, semipelite and pelite—laid down during the Neoproterozoic period and subsequently altered by heat and pressure. This ancient geological foundation would have been familiar to the Neolithic and Bronze Age peoples who constructed the monument, though the stones themselves were likely selected from local glacial deposits rather than quarried from the metamorphic bedrock beneath.
The site's position in Perthshire places it within a landscape rich in prehistoric activity, though details of the circle's precise dimensions and constituent stones are not currently documented. Like other stone circles in the region, it would have served ritual or ceremonial purposes for the communities who built and used it, possibly marking significant astronomical alignments or functioning as a gathering place.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1545, recognising its importance as evidence of Scotland's prehistoric heritage and its contribution to our understanding of Neolithic and Bronze Age societies in central Scotland.
Green Gates stone circle, 320m ESE of Faskally Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1545. View the official record →
Green Gates stone circle is a prehistoric monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 320 metres east-south-east of Faskally Cottages. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1545.
Green Gates stone circle, 320m ESE of Faskally Cottages 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 SM1545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard (7.1 km), Castle Dow,fort (7.4 km), Castle Dow,hut circles 1150m SSW of,950m S of & 1300m SSE of (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Green Gates stone circle, 320m ESE of Faskally Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Green Gates stone circle, 320m ESE of Faskally Cottages stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.