What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whiteside as Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Ladle (stone)(period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Whiteside is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the context of stone circles and unassigned stone ladles in the region. Its purpose may have been ritual or ceremonial, though specific folklore or detailed use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
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MontgarrieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1519 yd
Alford War MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
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Battle of AlfordMajor battlefield · 1.7 mi
Grampian Transport MuseumMuseum · 1.9 mi
Farquharson FountainMemorial · 2.0 mi
Alford Valley RailwayMuseum · 2.0 mi
Priests' WoodForest · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0