What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Townhead as 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.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Townhead stone circle may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Little specific folklore is recorded, though such sites were often associated with communal gatherings or ritual activity in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
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Bridgend of LethnotRing Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 1040 yd
Birken HillMountain / peak · 1184 yd
Tom TessneyBuilding (post Medieval), Enclosure (post Medieval) · 1598 yd
Edzell, Castle HillockNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
Edzell CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.6 mi
Edzell Castle, GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 2.6 mi
East WirrenMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Blair MuirForest · 2.7 mi
Balrownie WoodForest · 3.2 mi
Edzell MuirVisitor information · 3.4 mi