Scheduled MonumentsScotlandLang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive
Bronze Age · Standing stone,hilton drive

Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive

Scotland
HES SM4263
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Standing stone,hilton drive
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Lang Stane is a Bronze Age standing stone located on Hilton Drive in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument survives as a substantial upright stone of the type commonly erected during the Bronze Age, when such megaliths served functions ranging from territorial markers to ritual or ceremonial purposes. The stone's preservation on Hilton Drive represents an important survival of Aberdeenshire's Bronze Age monumental landscape, a region rich in prehistoric standing stones and associated archaeological evidence. As a designated monument under Historic Environment Scotland's record (SM4263), Lang Stane contributes to understanding the distribution and character of Bronze Age stone-setting practices in northeast Scotland.

Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4263. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive?

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.

What period does Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive date from?

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 Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive?

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).

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