What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Abernethy Den as Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Abernethy Den is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age and may have been part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape. Its precise meaning or use remains unclear, though such sites were often linked to seasonal gatherings, astronomical observations, or burial practices.
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Places near here
AbernethyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 90 yd
Abernethy, Kirk WyndNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 323 yd
Abernethy, Main StreetRoad (period Unassigned) · 349 yd
Abernethy Round TowerHuman Remains (period Unassigned), Pillory (post Medieval), Round Tower (early Medieval), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 381 yd
Abernethy ChurchyardCarved Stone (period Unassigned), Ogham Inscribed Stone (early Medieval) · 393 yd
Museum of AbernethyMuseum · 436 yd
Abernethy, Main Street, Cree's InnInn (period Unassigned) · 482 yd
Witches' Hole, Castle LawCave (period Unassigned) · 923 yd
Castle Law, AbernethyFort (prehistoric) · 1001 yd
Tarduff HillMountain / peak · 1598 yd
Pitcairlie HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Pitmedden ForestForest · 2.7 mi