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Sunhoney Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 240 metres northwest of Sunhoney itself. The circle comprises standing stones arranged in the typical recumbent stone circle form characteristic of northeast Scotland, a distinctive regional variant of Bronze Age ceremonial monuments. Dating to the Bronze Age, the monument reflects the ritual and communal practices of prehistoric populations in the area. The site remains an important example of Bronze Age architectural tradition in Aberdeenshire and contributes to understanding the distribution and function of such ceremonial complexes across northern Britain.
Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM44. View the official record →
Sunhoney Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 240 metres northwest of Sunhoney itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM44.
Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW 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 SM44.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Midmar, Church, settlement and (Cunningar) motte (1.5 km), Barmekin of Echt, fort, Barmekin Hill (1.7 km), Christchurch, stone circle and standing stone, Midmar (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.