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Airthrey Castle

Standing Stone(s) (prehistoric)
Airthrey Castle
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Airthrey Castle is a prehistoric standing stone site recorded in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment, though it now appears as an 18th-century home near Stirling. The clash between ancient stone and later brick suggests layers of human belief, memory and reuse that are no longer visible. What is certain is that the place still belongs to the regional historic record, not to a single modern story.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Airthrey Castle as Standing Stone(s) (prehistoric). 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.
Airthrey Castle is a prehistoric standing stone or stones, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. It is remembered as part of Scotland's ancient landscape heritage, reflecting early ceremonial or territorial markers.

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Photo: Derek Ferris · CC BY-SA 2.0