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Sunhoney

Recumbent stone circle, Early Bronze Age (Scotland)

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Sunhoney is a stone circle of the recumbent type, which is common in the Grampian region, in particular at the River Dee. Sunhoney is situated about 2 km west of Echt in Aberdeenshire, near to the Cullerlie and Midmar stone circles. It is designated a scheduled ancient monument

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Excavation by Charles Dalrymple

1865

George Browne archaeoastronomy survey (first)

1906

George Browne archaeoastronomy survey (second)

1920

Geological survey

2006

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Archaeological Features

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Ring cairnCremation burials
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Stone circle (recumbent)
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Cup‑marked petroglyphs
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Astronomical and Timekeeping Structures

Stone alignments
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

57.14° N, -2.47° E