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Balbirnie

Cairn (period Unassigned), Cup Marked Stone(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (neolithic)
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balbirnie as Cairn (period Unassigned), Cup Marked Stone(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic stone circle and cairn with associated cup marked stones, dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The site is significant for its multiple prehistoric features and potential for understanding ritual or funerary practices in early Scottish society.

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Photo: Jim Bain · CC BY-SA 2.0