What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Little Balmae as Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, Little Balmae may have been part of a ceremonial or ritual landscape. Its function could have been linked to astronomical observations, seasonal markers, or communal gatherings, as seen in similar stone circles across Scotland.
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Places near here
BalmaeCup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric) · 435 yd
Balmae GardensBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 535 yd
Torrs CaveCave (period Unassigned) · 1561 yd
TorrsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1726 yd
Camp HillPlantation Bank (period Unassigned), Quarry(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Just: Senwick Bay, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 2.5 mi
Balmangan TowerTower House (16th Century) · 2.6 mi
Star: Point of the Isle, St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright Bay, Solway FirthSmack (20th Century) · 2.6 mi
Jock's BayBay · 3.2 mi
Bombie HillMountain / peak · 3.4 mi
Fish House WoodForest · 3.4 mi