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Lulach's Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone with associated enclosure located in Drumnahive Wood, Aberdeenshire. The monument comprises a substantial upright stone alongside an earthwork enclosure, typical of ritual or ceremonial monuments from the Bronze Age period. The site's name references the historical King Lulach of Scotland, though the stone's Bronze Age dating places its construction considerably earlier than the medieval period. The combination of standing stone and enclosure suggests the site held ceremonial or territorial significance for Bronze Age communities in this region of northeast Scotland.
Lulach's Stone, standing stone and enclosure, Drumnahive Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM81. View the official record →
Lulach's Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone with associated enclosure located in Drumnahive Wood, Aberdeenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM81.
Lulach's Stone, standing stone and enclosure, Drumnahive Wood dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone and enclosure, drumnahive wood. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lulach's Stone, standing stone and enclosure, Drumnahive Wood 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 SM81.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peel of Fichlie, motte (5.6 km), Cairn Head, cairn (5.8 km), Chapel of Towie, chapel and graveyard 80m NNW of (6.2 km).
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