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Woodend is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 320 metres north of the village from which it takes its name. The monument stands upon bedrock formed from an unnamed igneous intrusion of Silurian age, composed of felsic rock that underlies this upland landscape. This geological foundation, created during the Ordovician to Silurian period, would have been familiar to the Bronze Age communities who erected the stone.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Bronze Age, serving purposes that likely combined territorial, ceremonial and burial-related functions within their local communities. The monument's position in the Aberdeenshire landscape places it within a region rich in prehistoric activity, where such stones often marked significant places in the ancient topography. The stone survives as a substantial physical record of Bronze Age monument construction practices and the symbolic importance of permanent stone markers in the prehistoric landscape.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM12151, ensuring its preservation and recognition as a site of national importance. Its survival represents a direct material link to Bronze Age Aberdeenshire and the communities whose values and beliefs prompted them to raise lasting monuments in stone.
Woodend, standing stone 320m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12151. View the official record →
Woodend is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 320 metres north of the village from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12151.
Woodend, standing stone 320m N of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Woodend, standing stone 320m N 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 SM12151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Corskie,stone circle and Pictish symbols 530m SE of (5.4 km), Craiglea, ring-marked boulder 440m WNW of (5.7 km), New Wester Echt,stone circle 170m SW of (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Woodend, standing stone 320m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Woodend, standing stone 320m N of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.