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Latitude: 57.0704 / 57°4'13"N
Longitude: -2.1471 / 2°8'49"W
OS Eastings: 391176
OS Northings: 797719
OS Grid: NO911977
Mapcode National: GBR XN.MM87
Mapcode Global: WH9R2.ZKQ3
Entry Name: Craighead,stone circle 70m NNE of Hilltop Lodge
Scheduled Date: 31 July 1925
Last Amended: 29 August 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM975
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
Location: Banchory-Devenick
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: North Kincardine
Traditional County: Kincardineshire
The monument comprises the remains of a stone circle, now enclosed by a low stone wall. Four stones of the original 7 survive. The setting measures 9m from NNW to SSE by 7m transversely.
This monument was scheduled in 1927, but the original scheduling documentation was defective and the area inadequately defined.
The modern enclosure is 10m in diameter. This is the area to be scheduled, as marked in red on the attached map. The enclosure wall is included in the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as one of a group of stone circles of a variety of kinds in the area. The stone circles here lie on the boundary of the recumbent stone circle territory; they therefore have the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of regional variation in ceremonial sites in the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS - NO99NW 3
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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