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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Keig 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.
Old Keig is a Neolithic or Bronze Age recumbent stone circle, likely dating to between 2500 and 800 BCE. Such circles are thought to have had ceremonial or astronomical functions, possibly linked to seasonal or ritual practices in prehistoric Scottish society.
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Places near here
Old KeigRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 11 yd
Hill of AirlieRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 345 yd
Airlie CottagesCottage(s) (period Unassigned) · 916 yd
CauldhameFarmstead (period Unassigned), Mill (period Unassigned) · 1079 yd
Keig War MemorialMemorial · 1611 yd
Priests' WoodForest · 1.4 mi
MontgarrieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Grampian Transport MuseumMuseum · 2.4 mi
Alford Valley RailwayMuseum · 2.4 mi
Alford War MemorialMemorial · 2.4 mi
Balfluig CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.8 miOther information
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