What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Standing Stones of Balmennoch as Stone Circle (early Bronze Age). 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.
Standing Stones of Balmennoch are likely from the early Bronze Age and form a stone circle, used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Their meaning or specific folklore is not widely recorded.
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