
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knock of Alves 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.
Knock of Alves is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its classification as a stone circle. Such sites were often used for ceremonial, astronomical, or communal gatherings, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
York TowerFort · 218 yd
Knock of Alves, Forteath MausoleumMausoleum (19th Century) · 235 yd
Newton HouseCountry House (18th Century) · 753 yd
Mosstowie StationRailway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1004 yd
QuarrywoodHollow Way (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
QuarrelwoodForest · 1.4 mi
Quarry Wood HengeArchaeological place · 1.5 mi
Alves New CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.7 mi
Alves, KirktonNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Elgin, LadyhillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi
Elgin, Lady HillCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval)(possible) · 3.1 mi
Messines Memorial CottageMemorial · 3.1 miOther information
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