What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records 'earl of Mar's Stone', Insch Parish as Standing Stone (prehistoric)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, the Earl of Mar's Stone is likely associated with ritual or territorial marking. Local tradition links it to the historical figure Earl Mar, though its original prehistoric meaning or use remains uncertain.
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