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Auld Kirk O' ToughStone Circle
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"The Auld Kirk o Tough circle is now almost destroyed: only one stone remains on its original site, the others having been removed many years ago by a tenant on the farm. He is said to have formed one of the stones into a field-roller, which broke just after having been put to use—a just judgment upon his interference, said his neighbours". Source Folklore of the Aberdeen Stone Circles and Standing Stones by James Ritchie Proceedings of The Society of Antiquities of Scotland. Vol LX.20 May 10 1926 |
Posted by fitzcoraldo15th October 2004ce |
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Only one stone is left of this circle, perhaps a flanker of the recumbent stone. It seems the others had been carted away by the turn of last century - actions which sit uncomfortably by its apparently respectful name of 'the Old Church'? CANMORE suggests the site is still known by this name locally. A number of streams course down the hill at this point, and a waterfall is marked on the map very nearby. The site nestles between Red Hill, Green Hill and Black Hill. |
Posted by Rhiannon25th May 2004ce Edited 25th May 2004ce |
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