What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cothiemuir Wood as Recumbent 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.
A recumbent stone circle dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, likely used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Such sites are often associated with rituals linked to the solstices or seasonal cycles.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Cothiemuir HillQuarry (period Unassigned), Sand and Gravel Workings (period Unassigned) · 185 yd
Mill of KeigFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 381 yd
Putachie CottageRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 399 yd
Woodston CottageSand and Gravel Workings (period Unassigned) · 821 yd
Keig War MemorialMemorial · 848 yd
Priests' WoodForest · 1.7 mi
Black HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
MontgarrieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.2 mi
Leslie CastleGarden (period Unassigned), Linear Feature (period Unassigned), Moated Site (medieval), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) (1661) · 3.3 mi
Alford Valley RailwayMuseum · 3.4 mi
Grampian Transport MuseumMuseum · 3.4 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0