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River Shin stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located on the western bank of the River Shin, south of Lairg in Sutherland, Highland Scotland. The circle comprises stones arranged in a roughly circular formation typical of Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial sites in northern Scotland, dating to the second millennium BC. Such monuments served important communal functions, likely related to burial practices, religious observance, or astronomical alignment, though their precise purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's INSPIRE database as SM1801, reflecting its designation as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance.
River Shin,stone circle on W bank of,S of Lairg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1801. View the official record →
River Shin stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located on the western bank of the River Shin, south of Lairg in Sutherland, Highland Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1801.
River Shin,stone circle on W bank of,S of Lairg dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle on w bank of,s of lairg. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
River Shin,stone circle on W bank of,S of Lairg 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 SM1801.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Achany Glen, settlement 900m to 1850m S of Lairg Station (2.3 km), Achany, cairn 890m NW of (2.6 km), Druim Baile Fuir, stone circle, cairns, hut circles and enclosure (3.1 km).
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