Scheduled MonumentsScotlandKingside Hill,stone circle
Bronze Age · Stone circle

Kingside Hill,stone circle

Scotland
HES SM740
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Stone circle
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kingside Hill is a Bronze Age stone circle located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument consists of a ring of standing stones that exemplifies the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in southeast Scotland, likely dating to the second millennium BCE. Stone circles of this period and region typically served functions related to communal gatherings, astronomical observations, or ceremonial deposits, though the precise purposes remain subject to scholarly interpretation. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's national designation system as SM740 INSPIRE.

Kingside Hill,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM740. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kingside Hill,stone circle?

Kingside Hill is a Bronze Age stone circle located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM740.

What period does Kingside Hill,stone circle date from?

Kingside Hill,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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Kingside Hill,stone circle?

Kingside Hill,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 SM740.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kingside Hill,stone circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel (1.8 km), Penshiel Grange (2.4 km), Gamelshiel, settlement & field system 950m ESE of (4.2 km).

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