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Upper Benwells

Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Benwells as Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age). 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.
Upper Benwells is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on its classification as a stone circle. Such sites were often used for ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical purposes, reflecting the spiritual and social practices of prehistoric communities.

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