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Latitude: 57.1413 / 57°8'28"N
Longitude: -2.4711 / 2°28'15"W
OS Eastings: 371588
OS Northings: 805701
OS Grid: NJ715057
Mapcode National: GBR X4.44Q2
Mapcode Global: WH8PF.0RKR
Entry Name: Sunhoney,stone circle 240m NW of
Scheduled Date: 31 August 1925
Last Amended: 10 January 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM44
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
Location: Midmar
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Westhill and District
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument is very well preserved recumbent stone circle, 25m in diameter, lying in an area bounded by a 19th-century plantation wall. The circle comprises 11 standing stones and the recumbent. The recumbent and one of the uprights bear cupmarks. Within the circle is a raised platform measuring some 7m across, probably the remains of a ring cairn.
The area to be scheduled measures 64m E-W by 58m N-S, and is defined by the plantation wall, which is included in the scheduling, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as one of the best preserved of its type, illustrating very clearly the characteristics of its class. It has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric ceremonial practices in the later Neolithic period.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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