Thesaurus Term/Concept: PIT CIRCLE

Identifier 70113
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An enclosure of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date, related to henges, defined by a circular arrangement of pits, probably none of which originally held posts. More than one circle, concentrically arranged, may be present.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (5)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)

Instances/Examples (34)

Context Record
Monument Type MHG10311 2 circular cropmarks, N of Creich Mains (Monument)
Monument Type MHG17860 Aldourie Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG29973 Aldourie Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MHG35286 ALDOURIE FARM (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3235 Beaufort Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8301 Carn an Tigh-Leanna (Monument)
Monument Type MHG43266 Cropmarks, 600m NE of Tomich House, Windhill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG47489 Cropmarks, Tarscavaig (Monument)
Monument Type MHG31314 Cropmarks, Windhill (Monument)
Monument Type MHG4456 Dalfaber (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3684 Drumrosach (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3236 Easter Moniack (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7293 Enclosure & pit circle, 300m SSE of Hilton of Delnies (Monument)
Monument Type MHG23267 Enclosure & Pit Circle, Kiltarlity (Monument)
Monument Type MHG44640 Enclosure & Pit circle, Kinchyle (Monument)
Monument Type MHG44647 Enclosure, 200m NW of Bellevue Cottages (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7290 Enclosure, 520m SE of Knockanbuie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8388 Loans of Fearn (Monument)
Monument Type MHG35545 Milton Of Braicklaich (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7313 Pit circle, 80m ESE of Meikle Geddes (Monument)
Monument Type MHG9065 Pit circle, Ardnagrask (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8309 Pit Circle, ESE of Fodderty Lodge (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39712 Pit Circle, Gollanfield (Monument)
Monument Type MHG39889 Pit Circle, Scaniport Wood (Monument)
Monument Type MHG8988 Pit circles, Balavil House (Monument)
Monument Type MHG56273 Possible late Neolithic-early Bronze Age ritual site - Torbreck, Inverness (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2832 Possible Pit Circle, Brackley (Monument)
Monument Type MHG2831 Possible Pit Circle, Lochside (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3059 Raigmore (Monument)
Monument Type MHG41040 Ring ditch etc, N of Conan Mains (Monument)
Monument Type MHG7274 Ring ditches etc, Budgate (Monument)
Monument Type MHG29975 Torr Point (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3775 Unenclosed settlement, Lower Slackbuie (Monument)
Monument Type MHG3945 Woodside (Monument)