Scheduled MonumentsScotlandStandingstone Farm,standing stone
Bronze Age · Standing stone

Standingstone Farm,standing stone

Scotland
HES SM744
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Standing stone
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standingstone Farm is a Bronze Age standing stone located in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument survives as a single upright stone, a form of ritual or territorial marker characteristic of Bronze Age communities in eastern Scotland. Such standing stones, whether isolated examples or elements of larger stone alignments, served purposes related to burial practices, ceremonial activity, or landscape demarcation during the second and early first millennia before the common era. The stone remains a significant testimony to prehistoric land use and social organisation in the region.

Standingstone Farm,standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM744. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standingstone Farm,standing stone?

Standingstone Farm is a Bronze Age standing stone located in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM744.

What period does Standingstone Farm,standing stone date from?

Standingstone Farm,standing stone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Standingstone Farm,standing stone?

Standingstone Farm,standing stone 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 SM744.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standingstone Farm,standing stone?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newlands,enclosure 500m S of (7.7 km), Green Castle,enclosure 100m NE of fort (7.9 km), Green Castle,fort,Newlands (8 km).

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