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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tillyfourie 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.
Tillyfourie 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 Scotland. These circles often had astronomical alignments and may have been used for seasonal gatherings or spiritual practices.
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Places near here
Whitehills Stone CircleArchaeological place · 3 yd
WhitehillsMan-made underground passage (prehistoric) · 218 yd
Bogmore WoodForest · 523 yd
Tillyfourie HillQuarry (period Unassigned) · 774 yd
Green HillMountain / peak · 1188 yd
NewfoldsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1742 yd
White HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Guise WoodWood · 3.1 mi
Balfluig CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.6 mi
Alford Valley RailwayMuseum · 4.2 mi
Alford Heritage Centre & MuseumMuseum · 4.3 mi
Farquharson FountainMemorial · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0