What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Harestanes 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.
Harestanes is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its classification as a stone circle. While specific meaning or folklore is not recorded, such sites often had ceremonial, social, or astronomical significance in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Old HarestanesRing Ditch(s) (period Unassigned) · 240 yd
KirkurdVillage (medieval) · 366 yd
Kirkurd Parish Church, Gibson-carmichael VaultVault (19th Century) · 387 yd
Kirkurd Parish Church and ChurchyardChurch (18th Century) · 407 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 755 yd
Sandy HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Kiln HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Wether LawMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
BroughtonknoweNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.3 mi
High House of EdmonstonTower House (medieval) · 3.6 mi
Duck Pond PlantationWood · 3.9 mi
Bog WoodForest · 4.0 mi