
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkmichael as Church (period Unknown), Manse (19th Century), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible). 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.
The Kirkmichael stone circle is likely Neolithic or Bronze Age in origin, based on its form and the context of similar monuments in Scotland. Such circles may have had ceremonial, astronomical, or communal significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Kirkmichael, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1920) · 131 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 134 yd
Kirkmichael, BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 134 yd
KirkmichaelCoin(s) (period Unassigned) · 170 yd
BalnakillyBurgh (medieval) · 784 yd
Whitefield CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Kindrogan HillMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Loch MharaichNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi
Knock of BalmyleMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Blackcraig CastleCountry House (19th Century), Tower House (19th Century) · 4.4 mi
CorrydonForest · 5.2 mi
Blackcraig ForestForest · 5.5 miOther information
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