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Shianbank Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising both ceremonial stone circles and later military structures. The site occupies ground underlain by sandstone of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation that originated during the Pragian period and now crops out across much of eastern Perthshire. This local bedrock provided the source material for the circle's stones, which would have been selected and worked to form the monument around four thousand years ago.
The Bronze Age circles at Shianbank represent a significant ritual landscape tradition across Scotland, though the specific configuration and number of stones distinguishes this particular site. The monument reflects the enduring importance of Perthshire as a focal point for ceremonial activity during the second millennium BC, with stone circles serving as gathering places for communities and centres of communal or religious significance.
The site's later history brought change when pillboxes were constructed upon or adjacent to the ancient circles during the Second World War, when military fortifications were erected across the Scottish landscape. These concrete structures represent Britain's twentieth-century defence preparations, creating an unusual palimpsest where prehistoric and modern military architecture occupy the same ground. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2314.
Shianbank, stone circles and pillboxes 325m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2314. View the official record →
Shianbank Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising both ceremonial stone circles and later military structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2314.
Shianbank, stone circles and pillboxes 325m E of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circles and pillboxes. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Shianbank, stone circles and pillboxes 325m E 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 SM2314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inchyra Farm, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of (7.2 km), Moredun Top, fort (7.5 km), St Madoes standing stones 200m WNW of Pitfour Castle (7.6 km).
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Shianbank, stone circles and pillboxes 325m E of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.