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Loudon Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a ring of standing stones arranged in a circular configuration typical of ritual and ceremonial sites constructed during the Bronze Age period. Stone circles of this type across northeast Scotland are understood to have served important communal functions, likely related to astronomical observation, ceremonial gatherings, or ritual practices connected to burial and ancestor veneration. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) national monument register under reference SM29.
Loudon Wood,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM29. View the official record →
Loudon Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM29.
Loudon Wood,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.
Loudon Wood,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 SM29.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchmachar Clump,settlement,farmstead and field systems (1 km), Auchmachar,stone circle (1.4 km), Knapperty Hill,long cairn (1.6 km).
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