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Newton of Braco is a ring-cairn situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 740 metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument consists of a circular or near-circular arrangement of stones, a funerary structure type common in Bronze Age Britain and Ireland. Ring-cairns typically enclosed central burial deposits and served as focal points for ritual and commemorative practices within prehistoric communities.
The monument rests upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits formed during the Neoproterozoic era. This geology has shaped the landscape and available building materials throughout the region's prehistory. The site occupies a location typical of such monuments, positioned within the rolling terrain of inland Aberdeenshire where Bronze Age communities established their burial grounds.
Newton of Braco is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12011, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The monument survives as a testament to prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in north-east Scotland, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the landscape they inhabited.
Newton of Braco, ring-cairn 740m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12011. View the official record →
Newton of Braco is a ring-cairn situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 740 metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12011.
Newton of Braco, ring-cairn 740m 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 SM12011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel o' Sink Cairn, cairn (1.8 km), Abersnithack Lodge, enclosure 165m N of (3.4 km), East Aquhorthies, stone circle (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Newton of Braco, ring-cairn 740m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Newton of Braco, ring-cairn 740m W of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.