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Johnscleugh Stone Settings is a Bronze Age monument located in East Lothian, Scotland, comprising a group of standing or recumbent stones positioned on terrain underlain by Gala Group wacke bedrock. The stones sit within a landscape shaped by the erosion of these hard metamorphic rocks, typical of the Borders geology that characterises this region. Such stone settings, which may have served ceremonial, territorial or burial-related functions, are relatively sparse in East Lothian compared to the dense distribution of cairns and stone circles found elsewhere in southeast Scotland.
The monument lies within an area of moorland and rough pasture where Bronze Age communities left multiple traces of their occupation and ritual activity. The wacke substrate, whilst difficult to quarry, provided naturally fractured stone suitable for the construction and arrangement of ceremonial monuments. The specific positioning of the stones at Johnscleugh reflects the practical relationship between prehistoric societies and their immediate geology.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4423, recognising its significance as an archaeological monument and its potential to contribute to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial practice in the region.
Johnscleugh, stone settings 1790m SW of, 1360m SSW of, 1105m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4423. View the official record →
Johnscleugh Stone Settings is a Bronze Age monument located in East Lothian, Scotland, comprising a group of standing or recumbent stones positioned on terrain underlain by Gala Group wacke bedrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4423.
Johnscleugh, stone settings 1790m SW of, 1360m SSW of, 1105m SSW 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 SM4423.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel (2 km), Penshiel Grange (2.5 km), Gamelshiel, settlement & field system 950m ESE of (4.3 km).
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Johnscleugh, stone settings 1790m SW of, 1360m SSW of, 1105m SSW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.