What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ythsie as Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible), 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.
Neolithic ring cairn and stone circle, possibly later reused in the Bronze Age. It represents a significant ritual or ceremonial site, reflecting early prehistoric land use and communal activity in the region.
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Places near here
South Ythsie Stone CircleArchaeological place · 9 yd
Hill of YthsieEarthwork (period Unassigned)(possible) · 853 yd
Hill of Ythsie, Monument to the Fourth Earl of AberdeenCommemorative Monument (19th Century) · 1180 yd
Newseat of DumbreckFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1291 yd
Little YthsieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1572 yd
Tarves, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1674 yd
Tarves War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Tolquhon CastleGarden Feature(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Museum of Farming LifeMuseum · 1.4 mi
Raxton WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Udny CastleCountry House (19th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.2 mi
Udny Green SchoolNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0