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Latitude: 57.4805 / 57°28'49"N
Longitude: -2.5249 / 2°31'29"W
OS Eastings: 368625
OS Northings: 843480
OS Grid: NJ686434
Mapcode National: GBR N84Y.L16
Mapcode Global: WH8MV.57YQ
Entry Name: North Pitglassie, stone circle 1320m SW of
Scheduled Date: 30 November 1927
Last Amended: 7 December 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM38
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
Location: Auchterless
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Turriff and District
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises the remains of a recumbent stone circle, of which two stones (one of them the recumbent) survive. The remainder of the circle would have lain to the north-east of the visible stones, and other features of the circle may survive below the topsoil. Rescheduling is needed because the original scheduling documents cannot now be located.
The area to be scheduled measures 30m in diameter, to include the visible stones and an area around them in which other features are likely to survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a recumbent stone circle, an important type of monument whose distribution is restricted to the NE of Scotland. Little is known of the history of construction and use of these sites and this example, at first sight very incomplete, still has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of this monument type.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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