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New Wester Echt is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 170 metres south-west of New Wester Echt farm. The monument consists of a ring of standing stones characteristic of the ceremonial and ritual landscapes established across north-east Scotland during the Bronze Age. Stone circles of this type typically date to the second millennium before the present, representing significant communal gathering places or ritual centres for the prehistoric communities of the region. The site is recorded in the National Monuments Record of Scotland under the Historic Environment Scotland designation reference SM6074.
New Wester Echt,stone circle 170m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6074. View the official record →
New Wester Echt is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 170 metres south-west of New Wester Echt farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6074.
New Wester Echt,stone circle 170m SW of 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.
New Wester Echt,stone circle 170m SW 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 SM6074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of (3.5 km), Christchurch, stone circle and standing stone, Midmar (4.3 km), Midmar, Church, settlement and (Cunningar) motte (4.4 km).
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