Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk
Late Neolithic·Recumbent/Clava related·🇬🇧 Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
About
About Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk
Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic megalithic attributed to Recumbent/Clava related. Remnant of larger circle reduced by clearance, on terrace above Don valley with distant views to Bennachie. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Recumbent/Clava related 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. 2200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Recumbent/Clava related
- Purpose
- Fragmentary circle of 4 remaining stones on low knoll
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
57.2310° N · 2.5270° W · 100 m · 3 mapped features
Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk — Principal Chamber
chamberMain chamber at Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk
57.2312° N · 2.5269° WWhitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk — Kerb and Cairn
cairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk
57.2308° N · 2.5268° WWhitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk — Outlier/Alignment Stone
standing stoneOutlier stone associated with Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk
57.2315° N · 2.5273° W