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Lagmore West is a Neolithic chambered cairn and stone circle located in Banffshire in the northeast of Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock formed from Grampian Group rocks of Neoproterozoic age, comprising psammite and semipelite deposits that underlie this part of the Aberdeenshire landscape. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM340.
The chambered cairn represents a significant funerary structure from the Neolithic period, when such monuments served as communal burial places for local populations. The stone circle, likely constructed in the Bronze Age or late Neolithic, would have held ritual significance within the ceremonial landscape of the region. The presence of both structures at a single location suggests the site remained spiritually important across multiple millennia.
The geological setting on resistant metamorphic bedrock provided a suitable foundation for these substantial stone monuments. The psammite and semipelite rocks of the Grampian Group, formed in ancient mountain-building episodes, would have yielded suitable stone for both the cairn's construction and the circle's uprights. This northeasterly location places Lagmore West within a region particularly rich in prehistoric stone monuments, reflecting the sustained settlement and ceremonial activity of early communities in Banffshire.
Lagmore West,chambered cairn & stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM340. View the official record →
Lagmore West is a Neolithic chambered cairn and stone circle located in Banffshire in the northeast of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM340.
Lagmore West,chambered cairn & stone circle dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn & stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lagmore West,chambered cairn & 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 SM340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lagmore East,chambered cairn & stone circle (0.3 km), Marionburgh,chambered cairn & stone circle W of (0.9 km), Pitchroy, stone circle 240m NNE of (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lagmore West,chambered cairn & stone circle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lagmore West,chambered cairn & stone circle stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.