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Wester Echt

Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval), Graffiti (period Unassigned), Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)
Wester Echt
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wester Echt as Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval), Graffiti (period Unassigned), Recumbent 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.
Wester Echt is likely associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given its connection to a Recumbent Stone Circle, and may have had ritual or astronomical significance. The incised cross suggests later medieval use or adaptation of the site.

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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0