Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle
Early Bronze Age (1800 BCE)·Aberdeenshire Bronze Age·🇬🇧 Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle
Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age (1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Aberdeenshire Bronze Age. Excavated by Kilbride-Jones 1934, finds include cremation urns and flint tools; interior cairn with central open court. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Aberdeenshire Bronze Age site preserving megalithic architecture of the Aberdeenshire, Scotland region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Aberdeenshire Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Recumbent circle with cremation cemetery and cist burials
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
57.3470° N · 2.4230° W · 120 m · 4 mapped features
- Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle — Principal ChamberchamberMain chamber at Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle57.3472° N · 2.4229° W
- Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle — Kerb and CairncairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle57.3468° N · 2.4228° W
- Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle — Outlier/Alignment Stonestanding stoneOutlier stone associated with Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle57.3475° N · 2.4233° W
- Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle — Ancillary CairncairnSecondary cairn or annex57.3466° N · 2.4232° W
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