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Old Kirk of Tough

Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)
Old Kirk of Tough
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Kirk of Tough 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 Kirk of Tough is a recumbent stone circle, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Such sites often held religious or social significance in prehistoric communities.

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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0