Plan of stone circle. Inventory 1011, figure 592.
RXD 197/3
Description Plan of stone circle. Inventory 1011, figure 592.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number RXD 197/3
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies SC 343068
Scope and Content Plan of the stone circle, Burgh Hill, Roxburghshire It is not known why stone circles were built. They might have had astronomical, ceremonial, or ritual significance. It is believed that the builders of the circles followed complex mathematical rules when constructing them. This is a plan of the stone circle at Burgh Hill. There are 25 stones, 13 of which are erect. The stones are placed in an egg-shaped ring. The height of the stones vary but only one is as tall as 1.5m. The nearby hills were quite settled in the Iron Age by British tribes, so labour was available to raise the stones. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Scale 1":10'
Medium Ink
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