Stone Circle 775m W of & Standing Stones 550m W of Castle Fraser Cluny, Scotland
Scheduled Monument Data
Stone Circle 775m W of & Standing Stones 550m W of Castle Fraser has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since scheduling.
- Historic Scotland ID
- SM0
- Name
- Castle Fraser, stone circle 775m W of & standing stones 550m W of
- Parish
- Cluny
- County
- Aberdeenshire
- Easting
- 371500
- Northing
- 812536
- Categories
- Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring
- Date Listed
- 31 August 1925
- Date Amended
- 10 January 1996
- Date Updated
- 19 July 2018
Scheduled Monument Description
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
The monument comprises the very well preserved remains of the Castle Fraser recumbent stone circle and two outlying standing stones. The circle is c. 20m in diameter. There are 9 stones and the intact recumbent stone with the traces of a central ring cairn. The two standing stones lie some 250m to the east and may be related to the circle. They stand some 2m high.
The areas to be scheduled are, around the stone circle, a circular area measuring 38m in diameter, centred on the circle, and around the standing stones, a circular area measuring 30m in diameter, both areas to include the visible remains and any other remains associated with the monument's construction and use which may lie in the vicinity, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Scheduled Monument Statement of Significance
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
The monument is of national importance as a very well preserved recumbent stone circle. It is a fine field monument, showing the characteristics of the class very well indeed. It is one of the best known recumbent stone circles. It has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric ceremonial practices.
