EAB20693 - Excavation and Radiocarbon Dating - CANDLE STANE

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Location

Grid reference	Centred NJ 5988 2995 (62m by 53m)
Map sheet	NJ52NE
Civil Parish	Insch
Authority	Aberdeenshire

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CFA ARCHAEOLOGY LTD

Date

1998

Description

Auspicies: Historic Scotland Radiocarbon dating work undertaken during the excavation of a large, circular timber structure near the recumbent stone circle at Candle Stane. Excavation carried out by Edinburgh University Centre for Field Archaeology; Commissioned by Historic Scotland.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SAB6598 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON, K. 1999. EXCAVATION OF AN IRON AGE TIMBER STRUCTURE BESIDE THE CANDLE STANE RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE. IN PSAS 129 (1999), 359-372.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MAB12607 CANDLE STANE (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 18 2026 10:34AM

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