What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunnideer as Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age). 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.
Dunnideer is a Neolithic recumbent stone circle, likely dating to between 2500 and 2000 BCE, and may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Such circles are often associated with burial practices and communal gatherings in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Dunnideer Stone CircleArchaeological place · 19 yd
Hill of DunnideerRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 407 yd
DunnideerCastle (medieval), Fort (prehistoric), Tower House (medieval), Unidentified Pottery (medieval) · 488 yd
Dunnideer CastleCastle · 490 yd
DunnydeerBuilding (period Unassigned) · 508 yd
PetersfieldFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 688 yd
Insch, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1657 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 2.4 mi
Snipefield WoodsForest · 4.0 mi
Knockandy HillMountain / peak · 4.1 mi
Craigfall WoodForest · 4.3 mi
Suie HillMountain / peak · 4.6 mi