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Ringing Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located 275 metres north-north-west of Johnston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a single upright stone of the type commonly erected during the Bronze Age, a period when such isolated stones or small stone groupings served purposes that likely encompassed ritual, territorial, or commemorative functions within prehistoric communities. The stone's vernacular name, suggestive of acoustic or supernatural properties, reflects the folk traditions associated with many standing stones in northern Scotland. The site is recorded under HES INSPIRE designation SM11509.
Ringing Stone, standing stone, 275m NNW of Johnston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11509. View the official record →
Ringing Stone is a Bronze Age standing stone located 275 metres north-north-west of Johnston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11509.
Ringing Stone, standing stone, 275m NNW of Johnston dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone, 275m nnw of johnston. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ringing Stone, standing stone, 275m NNW of Johnston 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 SM11509.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill of Newleslie, hillfort, 400m N of Cotetown (0.5 km), Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E of (0.5 km), Loanend,stone circle,200m N of (2.7 km).
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