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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stonehead 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.
A Neolithic or Bronze Age recumbent stone circle, likely used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes; its name "Stonehead" may reflect a local tradition or the shape of the central recumbent stone.
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Places near here
WhitebrowFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 240 yd
AultonFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 341 yd
Dunnideer Stone CircleArchaeological place · 857 yd
Hill of DunnideerRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1169 yd
Dunnideer CastleCastle · 1342 yd
Insch, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1.4 mi
Leslie CastleGarden (period Unassigned), Linear Feature (period Unassigned), Moated Site (medieval), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) (1661) · 2.4 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Knockandy HillMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Craigfall WoodForest · 3.8 mi
Snipefield WoodsForest · 4.3 mi
Suie HillMountain / peak · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0