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Rockhill is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland, standing approximately 225 metres south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument rises from bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a conglomerate and sandstone formation dating to the Middle Devonian period, which characterises much of the local geology in this region. This red sandstone base would have provided the stone-workers of the Bronze Age with suitable material for extracting and erecting the monolith, and the local landscape of mixed moorland and improved pasture that surrounds the stone today reflects centuries of land use in the far north.
The standing stone is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland and registered under reference SM451. Such monuments are typically associated with Bronze Age burial practices, ceremonial activity and territorial marking across northern Scotland, though the specific purpose of this particular stone remains unknown. The survival of Rockhill demonstrates the enduring presence of prehistoric monuments within the Caithness landscape, where Bronze Age ritual and burial sites remain scattered across the moorland.
Rockhill, standing stone 225m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM451. View the official record →
Rockhill is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland, standing approximately 225 metres south-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM451.
Rockhill, standing stone 225m SW 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.
Rockhill, standing stone 225m SW 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 SM451.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster (4.2 km), Watenan,cairn & stone setting 400m W of,Ulbster (4.2 km), Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rockhill, standing stone 225m SW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Rockhill, standing stone 225m SW of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.