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Hill of Fiddes is a Bronze Age stone circle situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of standing stones arranged in a circular formation, characteristic of the ritual and ceremonial landscapes created during the Bronze Age in northern Britain. Stone circles of this type typically date to the second millennium BCE and represent significant communal gathering places, likely serving functions connected to seasonal ceremonies, astronomical observation, or burial practices. The site contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and religious practices in the northeast of Scotland.
Hill of Fiddes, stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM24. View the official record →
Hill of Fiddes is a Bronze Age stone circle situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM24.
Hill of Fiddes, 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.
Hill of Fiddes, 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 SM24.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esslemont Castle (5.4 km), 4 Tillygreig Cottages, hut circles 540m and 570m W of (5.7 km), Annand Memorial,Ellon churchyard (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hill of Fiddes, stone circle'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.
Hill of Fiddes, stone circle stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.