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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balquhain as Cup Marked Stone (prehistoric), 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.
Balquhain is a Neolithic recumbent stone circle with associated cup marked stones, dating to around 2500–2000 BCE. Such sites are thought to have had ceremonial or astronomical significance, possibly linked to seasonal rituals or community gatherings.
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Places near here
Mill of InveramsayWatermill (period Unassigned) · 638 yd
Balquhain CastleCastle (medieval) · 640 yd
InveramsayHouse (period Unassigned) · 659 yd
Netherton SmithyCroft (period Unassigned), Smithy (period Unassigned) · 719 yd
Inveramsay BridgeRoad Bridge (late 19th Century) (1882) · 928 yd
Pitcaple WoodForest · 1590 yd
Battle of Harlaw MonumentMonument · 1.0 mi
Chapel of Garioch War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Leslie's CrossMemorial · 1.2 mi
KnockinglewsMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
The Maiden StoneHeritage attraction · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0