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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Strichen House as Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Strichen House is a recumbent stone circle, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, and is associated with ritual or ceremonial activity typical of such monuments in northern Scotland. These circles often aligned with astronomical events and may have had seasonal or communal significance.
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Places near here
Strichen HouseCountry House (19th Century) · 301 yd
StrichenCist(s) (period Unassigned), Battleaxe (period Unassigned), Beaker (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned) · 550 yd
Strichen House, Mains of StrichenFarmstead (19th Century) · 701 yd
Borrowhill PlantationForest · 859 yd
Strichen, 59a Water Street, Anderson and Woodman LibraryLibrary (period Unassigned), Thread Works (18th Century) · 1280 yd
NewlandhillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Mormond White HorseHeritage attraction · 2.0 mi
Waughton HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Hill of TurclossieMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
War Memorial GatewayMemorial · 3.7 mi
Fedderate CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 3.8 mi
Bruxie WoodNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.0 miOther information
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