Stanydale

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stanydale as Field System (prehistoric), Ritual Building (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Settlement (prehistoric), Standing Stone(s) (prehistoric), Beaker (pottery)(bronze Age)(possible). 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.

Stanydale is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, given the presence of ritual buildings and beaker pottery. The standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance, possibly linked to early farming communities.