What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortes as Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible). 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Cortes may have been part of a ceremonial or ritual landscape. Its purpose could have been linked to astronomical observations, seasonal markers, or communal gatherings, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
CortiebraeFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 203 yd
Lonmay StationRailway Station (19th Century) · 691 yd
LonmaySocketed Axehead (bronze Age) · 1111 yd
MiddletackEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Savoch WoodForest · 1.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Sinclair HillsMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
RSPB Loch of StrathbegHeritage attraction · 3.0 mi
Inverallochy CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Waughton HillMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Mormond White HorseHeritage attraction · 3.4 mi
Crimond BeltsWood · 3.7 mi