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Hillhead of Barra is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, positioned approximately 240 metres west of Hillhead of Barra farm. The monument represents one of numerous upright stone markers erected across northeast Scotland during the Bronze Age, a period when such stones served ritual, territorial, or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities. The standing stone survives as a physical testament to Bronze Age monument construction practices in the region, though detailed archaeological investigation of the site remains limited in the published record.
Hillhead of Barra, standing stone 240m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12393. View the official record →
Hillhead of Barra is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, positioned approximately 240 metres west of Hillhead of Barra farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12393.
Hillhead of Barra, standing stone 240m W of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hillhead of Barra, standing stone 240m W 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 SM12393.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kintore, symbol stone near church (8.6 km), Valleyview, cairn 90m ENE of (8.6 km), Deer's Den, roundhouses 195m and 250m S of (8.9 km).
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