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Hill o'Many Stanes is a Bronze Age stone row alignment located near Lybster in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The monument comprises multiple rows of small standing stones arranged in a fan-like pattern across the hillside, though the precise original configuration remains uncertain due to clearance and damage over time. Dating to the second millennium before Christ, the site represents a significant example of the ritual monument traditions characteristic of Bronze Age northern Scotland. The rows would have served ceremonial or ritual purposes, possibly connected to territorial or burial practices, though the exact function of such alignments remains debated among archaeologists.
Hill o'Many Stanes,stone rows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90162. View the official record →
Hill o'Many Stanes is a Bronze Age stone row alignment located near Lybster in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90162.
Hill o'Many Stanes,stone rows 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 SM90162.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenhill, broch 60m NE of (1.1 km), Mid Clyth, cross slab 130m E of Greenhill (1.2 km), Bruan, broch 85m SW of Tulloch Lea (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hill o'Many Stanes,stone rows'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 o'Many Stanes,stone rows stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.