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Lang Stane is a Bronze Age standing stone located on Hilton Drive in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock comprising an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic rock, formed during the Silurian period. This geological foundation of ancient crystalline stone connects the monument's setting to the deep geological history of the region.
Standing stones such as Lang Stane were erected during the Bronze Age, typically serving functions related to ritual, burial practices, or territorial marking within prehistoric communities. Their precise purposes remain subject to scholarly interpretation, though their careful placement in the landscape suggests deliberate choice of significant locations.
Lang Stane is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4263, ensuring its preservation for future study and public appreciation. The stone represents an important record of Bronze Age settlement and ceremony in the Aberdeenshire landscape.
Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4263. View the official record →
Lang Stane is a Bronze Age standing stone located on Hilton Drive in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4263.
Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone,hilton drive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive 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 SM4263.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Machar's Cathedral and graveyard (1.7 km), Rough's Cairn, consumption dykes (4.7 km), Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.