Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin
Early Bronze Age·Kilmartin builders·🇬🇧 Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin
Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin in Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age megalithic attributed to Kilmartin builders. Excavated by Scott and Henshall; south circle has 13 stones and central cist with beaker, north circle has X-shaped setting. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Kilmartin builders site preserving megalithic architecture of the Argyll, Scotland region
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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. 2600 BCE northern circle; c. 2000 BCE southern
- Period
- Early Bronze Age
- Culture
- Kilmartin builders
- Purpose
- Twin stone circles with central cists and burial pits within Kilmartin Glen ceremonial complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE northern circle; c. 2000 BCE southern
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
56.1250° N · 5.5000° W · 30 m · 4 mapped features
- Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin — Principal ChamberchamberMain chamber at Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin56.1252° N · 5.4999° W
- Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin — Kerb and CairncairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin56.1248° N · 5.4998° W
- Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin — Outlier/Alignment Stonestanding stoneOutlier stone associated with Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin56.1255° N · 5.5003° W
- Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin — Ancillary CairncairnSecondary cairn or annex56.1246° N · 5.5002° W
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