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Upper Corskie is a Bronze Age stone circle and Pictish symbol stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock formed during the Early Devonian period, part of an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic rock that underlies the site. This geological foundation, created over 400 million years ago, provides the stone circle with its natural setting amongst the granite and similar igneous rocks characteristic of the Aberdeenshire landscape.
The stone circle itself dates to the Bronze Age, when such monuments were constructed as ritual or ceremonial centres across Scotland. The presence of Pictish symbols carved into stone at this location indicates the site's continued importance in the Iron Age, when the Picts occupied northeastern Scotland. The symbols represent a later phase of monument use, suggesting the circle retained spiritual or territorial significance for successive communities.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM6075, recognising its archaeological importance as a multi-period monument. The combination of Bronze Age stone circle and Pictish carving at Upper Corskie demonstrates how prehistoric sacred landscapes were often reused and reinterpreted by later peoples, creating palimpsests of ritual practice spanning millennia.
Upper Corskie,stone circle and Pictish symbols 530m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6075. View the official record →
Upper Corskie is a Bronze Age stone circle and Pictish symbol stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6075.
Upper Corskie,stone circle and Pictish symbols 530m SE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle and pictish symbols. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Upper Corskie,stone circle and Pictish symbols 530m SE 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 SM6075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of (5.1 km), East Finnercy,cairn 330m WNW of (5.5 km), Garlogie Wood,hut circles & field system NNW of Garlogie School (5.7 km).
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Upper Corskie,stone circle and Pictish symbols 530m SE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.