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Cote, 'girdle Stanes'

Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cote, 'girdle Stanes' as Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age). 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, the Cote 'girdle Stanes' may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual site, possibly linked to seasonal or communal gatherings. Local folklore sometimes associates such stone circles with protective charms or ancient fertility rites.

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