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Latitude: 57.166 / 57°9'57"N
Longitude: -2.1299 / 2°7'47"W
OS Eastings: 392244
OS Northings: 808353
OS Grid: NJ922083
Mapcode National: GBR S6Y.KB
Mapcode Global: WH9QQ.841T
Entry Name: Lang Stane,standing stone,Hilton Drive
Scheduled Date: 30 April 1928
Last Amended: 29 February 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4263
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Aberdeen
County: Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward: Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument is a substantial standing stone, some 3m high, probably of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. It is believed to stand on its original site. It is a major local landmark.
The area proposed for scheduling measures 10m in diameter, centred on the stone, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NJ90NW 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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