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Bronze Age · Stone circle

Tomnaverie, stone circle

Scotland
HES SM90303
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Stone circle
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tomnaverie is a Bronze Age recumbent stone circle located near Tarland in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a circle of standing stones with a distinctive recumbent stone and flanking uprights positioned on the south-west side, a characteristic feature of the recumbent stone circles common to north-east Scotland. Dating to the Bronze Age, the site represents an important example of the ritual and ceremonial practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The circle's archaeological significance lies in its well-preserved structural form and its contribution to understanding the distribution and function of recumbent stone circles across Aberdeenshire.

Tomnaverie, stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90303. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tomnaverie, stone circle?

Tomnaverie is a Bronze Age recumbent stone circle located near Tarland in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90303.

What period does Tomnaverie, stone circle date from?

Tomnaverie, stone circle 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Tomnaverie, stone circle?

Tomnaverie, stone circle 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 SM90303.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tomnaverie, stone circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N of (1.1 km), Balnacraig,long cairn 260m NNW of (2.8 km), Coull Castle (2.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N of
Post-Medieval · Settlement and field system1.1 km
Balnacraig,long cairn 260m NNW of
Neolithic · Long cairn2.8 km
Coull Castle
2.9 km
Blue Cairn, long cairn 750m ESE of Tillyduke
Neolithic · Long cairn 750m ese of tillyduke2.9 km
Knockenzie,settlement and field system W of
Post-Medieval · Settlement and field system4 km
Monandavan,ring cairn 650m SW of
Bronze Age · Ring cairn4.6 km
Heugh, homestead moat and earthworks 500m SSE of
Homestead moat and earthworks4.7 km
Ferrar,hut circle and field systems 300m SSE of to 550m E of
Post-Medieval · Hut circle and field systems 300m sse of to4.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tomnaverie, stone circle

Tomnaverie, stone circle stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Tomnaverie, stone circle

Battle of Alford 1645Battle (1645) · ~9.4 miles
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