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Orwell is a Bronze Age standing stone monument comprising two upright stones located in Kinross-shire, Scotland, approximately 150 metres north of the village of Orwell. The stones stand upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate laid down during the Late Devonian period, which provides a stable foundation typical of this highland landscape.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduling reference SM993, recognising its significance as part of the Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial landscape of central Scotland. Two-stone alignments of this type date broadly to the Bronze Age, though establishing precise chronology without excavation remains challenging. Such monuments likely served communal purposes within prehistoric societies, possibly related to burial practices, territorial markers or astronomical observation.
The Orwell stones survive as witnesses to Bronze Age settlement patterns across the Tay valley region. Their location in rolling agricultural terrain reflects the choices made by Bronze Age communities in selecting prominent sites within the accessible lowlands of Perthshire and Kinross-shire. The monument contributes to understanding the distribution and density of ceremonial monuments across this part of Scotland.
Orwell, two standing stones 150m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM993. View the official record →
Orwell is a Bronze Age standing stone monument comprising two upright stones located in Kinross-shire, Scotland, approximately 150 metres north of the village of Orwell. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM993.
Orwell, two standing stones 150m N of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a two standing stones. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Orwell, two standing stones 150m N 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 SM993.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Serf's Priory (4.2 km), Classlochie, souterrain 320m NE of (4.7 km), Classlochie, ring-ditches 300m ESE of (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Orwell, two standing stones 150m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Orwell, two standing stones 150m N of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.