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Dumfries, Greystone Park

Human Remains (period Unassigned), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dumfries, Greystone Park as Human Remains (period Unassigned), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned). 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.
Dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone circle at Dumfries, Greystone Park likely had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to burial practices given the presence of human remains and a cinerary urn in the area. Local folklore may associate the site with ancient ancestral spirits or otherworldly beings, as is common with prehistoric monuments in Scotland.

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