MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

FOUR-POSTER STONE CIRCLES

JANUARY 1990

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

FOUR-POSTER STONE CIRCLES

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Group of four stones; Multiple stone circle; Recumbent stone circle; "Scottish" stone circle

Ordnance Survey map term: Standing stone; Stone circle; Stone row

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Four Poster Stone Circle.