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Tuach Hill is a bronze age stone circle and enclosure situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 130 metres south-west of Gallow Top. The monument stands upon bedrock of Silurian felsic igneous intrusion, part of the ancient igneous suite that characterises this region of north-east Scotland. This geological foundation, laid down in the Ordovician to Silurian periods, provided the stone-working communities of the bronze age with ready access to suitable rock for constructing the circle and its surrounding enclosure.
The site comprises a circular arrangement of stones typical of bronze age ritual monuments in northern Britain, accompanied by an enclosure that may have served domestic or ceremonial purposes. Such monuments frequently mark significant locations in the prehistoric landscape, often positioned to command views across surrounding terrain or to access water sources and suitable grazing land.
Tuach Hill is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM50, reflecting its importance as a record of bronze age settlement and ritual practice in Aberdeenshire. The site contributes to understanding how prehistoric communities utilised the local geology and landscape to establish their ceremonial and domestic centres across the Grampian region.
Tuach Hill, stone circle and enclosure 130m SW of Gallow Top is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM50. View the official record →
Tuach Hill is a bronze age stone circle and enclosure situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 130 metres south-west of Gallow Top. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM50.
Tuach Hill, stone circle and enclosure 130m SW of Gallow Top dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle and enclosure 130m sw of gallow top. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tuach Hill, stone circle and enclosure 130m SW of Gallow Top 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 SM50.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairntradlin Cottage, standing stone 480m W of (2.7 km), South Leylodge Steading, stone circle 110m W of (3.6 km), South Fornet, stone circle 250m NW of (4.7 km).
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Tuach Hill, stone circle and enclosure 130m SW of Gallow Top stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.