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White Cow Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of standing stones arranged in a circular configuration typical of ceremonial and ritual sites constructed during the Bronze Age. The site forms part of the significant concentration of stone circles found throughout Aberdeenshire, a region particularly rich in prehistoric monumental architecture. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's protection, White Cow Wood represents an important example of Bronze Age ritual practice and community organisation in northeast Scotland.
White Cow Wood,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM54. View the official record →
White Cow Wood is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM54.
White Cow Wood,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 Britain.
White Cow Wood,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 SM54.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knapperty Hill,long cairn (1.6 km), Auchmachar,stone circle (1.7 km), Auchmachar Clump,settlement,farmstead and field systems (1.9 km).
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