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New Craig

Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)
New Craig
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records New Craig 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.
New Craig is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its classification as a recumbent stone circle, a type of monument common in northern Scotland during these periods. Such sites may have had ceremonial, astronomical, or social functions, though specific meanings or folklore associated with this example are not recorded.

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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0