Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as the remains of a prehistoric stone circle and one of a cluster in the local vicinity. It is of a type (a recumbent stone circle) which is found only in North East Scotland. While its state of preservation is relatively poor, it has the potential to provide important information about design and construction, and how this architectural form relates to other variations across Scotland. It also has the potential to improve our understanding of prehistoric ritual activity in this area.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

The monument was first scheduled in 1925 and again in 1961. The number of the original scheduling file is 22927/1a.

The monument is recorded by NMRS as NJ62NW 4. There is a NMRS report for this site, which is attached.

Bibliography

Burl, H A W (1973 a)

'The recumbent stone circles of North-East Scotland'

Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 102, 1969-70, 78

Burl, {H} A {W} (1976 a)

The stone circles of the British Isles

London and New Haven, 351

Coles, F R (1902 a)

'Report on stone circles in Aberdeenshire (Inverurie, Eastern Parishes, and Insch Districts), with measured plans and drawings, obtained under the Gunning Fellowship'

Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 36, 1901-2, 537-8

Name Book (County) ( )

Original Name Books of the Ordnance Survey

Book No. 41, 60

Source: Historic Environment Scotland