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Hare Stanes

Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hare Stanes as 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.
Hare Stanes is likely a Neolithic or Bronze Age stone circle, associated with ritual or ceremonial activity. The name may reflect later folklore linking the site to hares, common in Scottish tradition.

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