What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oxnam Parish as Stone Circle(s) (neolithic) - (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Oxnam Parish stone circle is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on the context of similar monuments in Scotland. Such circles were often used for ceremonial, astronomical, or communal purposes, though specific folklore or use for this site is not recorded.
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