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Monael Hill Cup Marked Stone Image © drew/amj Nearest Town: Ballater (20km S) OS Ref (GB):     NJ433143 / Sheet: 37 Latitude: 57° 12' 57.52" N Longitude:     2° 56' 20.11" W Added by drewbhoy Images (8) Fieldnotes (2) Miscellaneous (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Monael Hill Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Monael 1 (0.04km NW) (4 posts) Monael 2 (0.05km NNW) (4 posts) Monael 3 (0.06km WNW) (3 posts) Glenkindie (0.78km ESE) (3 posts) Pitcandlich (0.85km NNE) (6 posts) Pitcandlich (0.9km N) (3 posts) Glenkindie House (1.39km W) (9 posts) Ardler Wood (1.56km WNW) (6 posts) High Wood (1.67km WNW) (5 posts) Corrie Cairn, Glenkindie (1.84km NE) (5 posts) Dalrossach (1.88km W) (6 posts) Upper Culquoich 2 (2.15km SW) (11 posts) Upper Culquoich (2.23km WSW) (9 posts) Trancie Hill (2.56km ESE) (8 posts) Culag Hill (2.61km WSW) (5 posts) Cairn Fichlie (2.61km ENE) (5 posts) Cairn Ley (2.83km ENE) (6 posts) Cairnbeg (3.47km WSW) (7 posts) Deskry Hill (3.77km WSW) (3 posts) Cardlunchart Hill (3.92km ESE) (5 posts) Buchaam (4.16km WSW) (7 posts) Deskry (4.18km WSW) (4 posts) The Lang Stane (4.7km E) (6 posts) Mill Of Brux (5.08km ENE) (4 posts) Kildrummy Kirk (5.17km NE) (4 posts) Ben Newe (5.18km WSW) (6 posts) Wester Clova (5.42km NNE) (3 posts) Cairncoullie (5.54km E) (4 posts) Newe (5.66km WSW) (4 posts) Clova 2 (5.69km NE) (18 posts) Elphhillock (5.96km E) (4 posts) Clova 1 (5.98km NNE) (14 posts) Lulach's Stone (6.17km NE) (11 posts) Sunnybrae (6.38km S) (6 posts) Knock Soul (near Migvie) (7.41km S) (3 posts) Knock Soul Wood (7.43km S) (3 posts) Meikle Tom (7.5km SE) (5 posts) Tom Dubh 2 (7.55km SSE) (0 posts) West Davoch (7.56km SE) (3 posts) Migvie (7.6km SSE) (0 posts) Tom Dubh (7.62km SSE) (3 posts) Milton Of Migvie (7.72km SSE) (3 posts) Pressendye (7.8km ESE) (6 posts) Meadow (7.87km SSE) (3 posts) Blue Cairn (8.28km SSW) (12 posts) South Brideswell 2 (8.64km E) (5 posts) St Walloch's Stone (8.69km SSE) (6 posts) South Brideswell (8.76km E) (9 posts) Hopewell Lodge (8.95km SE) (7 posts) Logie Coldstone (9.16km SE) (3 posts) Melgum (9.84km SE) (4 posts) Clayshooter Hill (9.85km N) (7 posts) Milton Of Whitehouse (10.16km S) (5 posts) Waulkmill (10.27km SE) (5 posts) Leochel-Cushnie (10.27km E) (4 posts) Corblelack (10.71km SSE) (5 posts) Corrachree (10.8km SE) (4 posts) Blue Cairn (Tarland) (10.84km SE) (3 posts) Inverernan (10.87km WSW) (7 posts) Nether Balfour (10.95km ENE) (2 posts) Knock Hill (Dinnet) (10.97km SSE) (3 posts) Whitehillock (11.03km N) (6 posts) Drummy (11.19km SE) (5 posts) Ferneyhowe (11.35km SSE) (4 posts) Culsh Souterrain (11.36km ESE) (19 posts) Knockargety Hill (11.4km SSE) (5 posts) Morven (11.72km SSW) (18 posts) Tomnaverie (12km SE) (46 posts) Wheedlemont (12.38km NNE) (8 posts) Cnoc Cailliche (12.44km NNE) (2 posts) Cairn More (12.73km NE) (4 posts) Gallow Hill (12.79km ENE) (9 posts) Wheedlemont (13.12km NNE) (15 posts) Drumfours (13.17km E) (6 posts) Carnaveron (13.2km E) (4 posts) Smallburn (13.2km NE) (6 posts) Brawland (13.29km NNE) (5 posts) Auld Kirk Of Alford (13.31km ENE) (11 posts) Corrie (13.37km ENE) (6 posts) Upper Ord (13.49km NNE) (12 posts) Templand (13.53km NNE) (1 post) Scotsmill (13.58km ENE) (6 posts) Scar Hill (13.66km SE) (8 posts) Ord Hill (13.75km NNE) (8 posts) Bell Knowe (13.83km NNE) (5 posts) White Hill (13.86km NE) (6 posts) Rhynie Graveyard (13.89km NNE) (6 posts) The Peirk (13.96km NNE) (8 posts) Mulloch (14.08km SE) (4 posts) Culblean (14.08km S) (19 posts) Monandavan (14.13km SSE) (8 posts) New Kinord (14.2km SSE) (9 posts) Mulloch Cairn (14.22km SE) (14 posts) Balnacraig (14.22km SE) (15 posts) Rhynie Standing Stones (14.36km NNE) (9 posts) West Knockenzie (14.57km SE) (3 posts) Loch Kinord (14.79km SSE) (7 posts) Blue Cairn (Balnagowan) (14.85km SE) (20 posts) Druidsfield (14.91km ENE) (17 posts) Balnagowan Wood (14.96km SE) (8 posts) Corrstones (14.99km NE) (17 posts) North Strone (15.05km E) (18 posts) Newseat (15.09km NNE) (9 posts) Newseat 2 (15.11km NNE) (4 posts) Mill of Noth (15.17km NNE) (10 posts) Craigievar (15.18km E) (11 posts) Balnagowan Hill (15.27km SE) (7 posts) Clatt Hillhead (15.42km NE) (2 posts) Giant's Stone (15.43km NNE) (12 posts) Clochmaloo (15.53km NNE) (5 posts) Altar Stone, Hillhead (15.72km NE) (2 posts) Tap o' Noth (15.81km NNE) (48 posts) Clatt Bankhead (15.88km NE) (6 posts) Crookmore (15.98km ENE) (2 posts) Baldyvin (16.09km ENE) (4 posts) Findlatree (16.16km E) (5 posts) Wormy Hillock (16.56km N) (13 posts) Tofthills (16.93km NE) (9 posts) Macbeth's Cairn (17.01km E) (9 posts) Knock Saul (17.03km ENE) (7 posts) Old Keig (17.11km ENE) (31 posts) The Luib (17.2km WSW) (9 posts) Braehead Farm (17.32km S) (5 posts) Hill Of Airlie (17.49km ENE) (7 posts) The Barmkyn (17.51km ENE) (17 posts) Cairn More (Birse) (17.69km SE) (8 posts) Kelpie's Stane (17.74km WSW) (1 post) Clashholm (17.83km E) (10 posts) Macbeth's Stone (17.84km E) (3 posts) Ardlair (18.09km NE) (29 posts) The Ringing Stone (18.11km ENE) (6 posts) Satter Hill (18.17km ENE) (6 posts) Image Wood (18.19km ESE) (15 posts) Drumel Stone (18.3km NNE) (3 posts) Hill Of New Leslie (18.68km ENE) (5 posts) Mowat Newton 2/3 (18.81km ESE) (7 posts) The Candy Stone (18.82km NE) (5 posts) Mowat Newton (18.85km ESE) (4 posts) Cothiemuir Wood (19.14km ENE) (48 posts) Cairn Mude (19.17km E) (1 post) Tillyching 2 (19.2km E) (3 posts) Tillyching 1 (19.2km E) (5 posts) Braehead (19.39km ENE) (11 posts) Carn Na Ciste (19.77km W) (10 posts) Druidstones (19.81km ENE) (16 posts) Hawk Hill (19.83km ENE) (9 posts) Auld Kirk O' Tough (19.89km E) (10 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - The Auld Kirk (Hotel: 19.5 km S)

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This stone is 1 meter by 1 meter and I recounted the cup marks which came to 27. The widest mark being 5cm and 2cm deep. Most of the cups are this width but the depth varies. Re-visited 15/2/2010. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 15th February 2010ce

The first new find of the year and my first ever find of a cup marked stone. High on Monael Hill overlooking Glenkindie and the River Don. I counted 18 definite cup marks, maybe there are 3 weathered cups but hard to tell even with the naked eye. Visited 11/2/2010. (I am so chuffed!!!!!!!!!!) Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by drewbhoy 12th February 2010ce Edited 12th February 2010ce

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Some querns found just outside the woods south of here, near a spring, in 1853c.e. http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=17143 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Branwen 14th February 2010ce

Deskry Hill (Stone Row / Alignment) — Fieldnotes

Is it or isn't it ? I dunno ,if pushed I would say it's not prehistoric but obviously not natural ,the stones have been set and the central one toppled . It's not in Canmore or on any map . I can't believe it wasn't noticed by RCAHMS when they visited the nearby hut circle and enclosures .FWIW it's aligned 42 degrees and the resulting declination is about a degree and a half off the major standstill which is probabaly coincidence .But then again , nahh . Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by tiompan 13th April 2010ce

Deskry Hill (Stone Row / Alignment) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by tiompan 13th April 2010ce