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South Fornet

Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)
South Fornet
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What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Fornet 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.
South Fornet is a recumbent stone circle dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, typically associated with ritual or ceremonial use. Such sites often had astronomical alignments or social significance in prehistoric communities.

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