What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortachy as Henge (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible), Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cortachy is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given its classification as a henge and prehistoric standing stone. Such monuments may have had ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Cortachy, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1921) · 608 yd
Prosen BridgeEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible), Field Boundary (period Unknown)(possible) · 851 yd
ProsenhaughEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 896 yd
Scobshaugh FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 929 yd
Cortachy Castle, GardensGarden (period Unassigned) · 945 yd
Milehill PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Mile HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Captain Scott and Dr Wilson Memorial CairnMemorial · 1.4 mi
Cullow Market StancePicnic place · 1.5 mi
Inverquharity CastleGarden (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.6 mi
Tulloch HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Caddam WoodWood · 2.1 mi