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Marionburgh is a Neolithic chambered cairn and stone circle located in Morayshire, Scotland. The monument comprises two distinct prehistoric structures from the Neolithic period, representing important evidence of early monumental construction and ritual practice in northern Scotland. The site sits on bedrock formed from Grampian Group metasediments of Neoproterozoic age, comprising psammite and semipelite which would have provided local stone for construction.
The chambered cairn is a burial monument typical of the Neolithic period, constructed as a stone-built chamber within a cairn of stacked rock. The accompanying stone circle represents a later ritual or ceremonial function, possibly added during the later Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Both structures would have been prominent landscape features for the communities who built and used them.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM334, recognising its archaeological significance. The combination of chambered cairn and stone circle at a single location is characteristic of important prehistoric ritual sites in north-eastern Scotland, where such monuments cluster in particular concentrations. The site preserves evidence of Neolithic and later prehistoric settlement patterns and beliefs.
Marionburgh,chambered cairn & stone circle W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM334. View the official record →
Marionburgh is a Neolithic chambered cairn and stone circle located in Morayshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM334.
Marionburgh,chambered cairn & stone circle W of 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.
Marionburgh,chambered cairn & stone circle W of 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 SM334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lagmore East,chambered cairn & stone circle (0.6 km), Lagmore West,chambered cairn & stone circle (0.9 km), Pitchroy, stone circle 240m NNE of (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Marionburgh,chambered cairn & stone circle W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Marionburgh,chambered cairn & stone circle W of stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.