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Kinnell Park is a Bronze Age stone circle situated near Killin in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock belonging to the Southern Highland Group, a geological formation of Middle Cambrian origin composed of psammite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that have weathered to create the distinctive landscape of this highland region. Stone circles of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age, between approximately 3000 and 1000 BCE, and served ritual, ceremonial or astronomical purposes for the communities that built them.
The circle's position within the Perthshire landscape reflects the careful site selection practised by Bronze Age peoples, who often positioned such monuments with regard to local topography and celestial alignments. The underlying bedrock geology would have been known intimately to those who quarried and transported the stones for the circle's construction, sourcing suitable material from the local metamorphic rocks exposed across the hillsides.
Kinnell Park is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1557, recognising its archaeological significance and ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding of Bronze Age ritual practice in Scotland.
Kinnell Park,stone circle,Killin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1557. View the official record →
Kinnell Park is a Bronze Age stone circle situated near Killin in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1557.
Kinnell Park,stone circle,Killin dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle,killin. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kinnell Park,stone circle,Killin 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 SM1557.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Innes Bhuidhe, forts, NE of Bridge of Dochart (0.5 km), Finlarig Castle,castle,earthworks & mausoleum (1.1 km), Wester Lix,cup-marked stone 700m E of (3.9 km).
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Kinnell Park,stone circle,Killin stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.