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Peathill is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, 300 metres north of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that form the underlying geology of much of this part of Scotland. These ancient stone formations would have been well known to the Bronze Age communities who quarried and erected the standing stone, selecting local stone sources to create this enduring marker in the landscape. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM41, recognising its significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual practice and settlement patterns in Aberdeenshire. Standing stones of this period typically marked territorial boundaries, ceremonial sites, or served as waymarkers across the moorland that characterised the Bronze Age landscape of northeast Scotland.
Peathill,standing stone 300m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM41. View the official record →
Peathill is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, 300 metres north of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM41.
Peathill,standing stone 300m N of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Peathill,standing stone 300m 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 SM41.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone, 60m WNW of Ferneybrae Croft (4.8 km), The Slacks, Kirkhill Forest, burial cairn, hut circles and cairnfield (5.2 km), Cairntradlin Cottage, standing stone 480m W of (5.2 km).
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Peathill,standing stone 300m N of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.