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The remains of a Clava type cairn, consisting of 2 fallen, and 3 standing stones. Part of a group with Lagmore West and Marionburgh.
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Two stones lay on an aritifical mound at this site. Coles described them as the reamins of a stone circle, but they have been further disturbed since then.
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The two flankers are all that remain of this RSC. The 8 foot long recumbent having vanished in the 60's. The stones are 1.9 and 1.2m high. Two cupmarks may be seen at the base of the west stone.
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As of RCAHMS 1968, only one stone, 6'7" stood, out of five, the remainder laying where they have fallen.
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A recumbent stone, some 5 feet long (with a furter foot broken off) and 6 feet tall, together with a possible cairn are all that remain of this abused and robbed circle.
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A small stone circle of 7 megaliths stands on the slope of Knock Hill. Four are fallen, but remain in place, the tallest stone is 1m tall.
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The Cummers Stone is the sole remainder of the stone circle which once stood on this site. It is around 1.5m tall, and there are numerous other stones nearby which may or may not be related to the circle.
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The battered remains of a cairn, still 18m in diameter. Two standing stones were removed from here, and there is a possibility it was once an RSC.
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This site is distinct from Clatt Hillhead and Clatt Bankhead. The remains of an RSC, namely a recumbent and a stone also used as a gatepost formerly existed on this site. They were removed to Bankhead Steading in 1981.
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Two 1m stones stand in the farmyard, and are thought to be the remains of a circle. A third stone was removed by the farmer in the past.
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A single standing stone is all that remains of this Clava style cairn.
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The remains of 3 structures lie on this hill: thought to be Stone Circles, enclosures or cairns, no decisive archaeology has yet been carried out.
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Aerial photography has revealed the presence of a possible unrecorded RSC. Further investigation needed.
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Aerial photography has revealed the presence of a probable henge in crop marks.
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Coles reports this large 'puddingstone' slab as the recumbent of an otherwise destroyed circle. RCAHMS prefer it to be the remains of a cairn.
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Two stones, over a metre tall each, remain standing of a possible twelve. Numerous stones are laying flat.
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The remains of a battered RSC. Recumbent & flankers are still present, although fallen.
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I know I could have posted this site under the alternative name of Mains of Artloch, but frankly, the chance was too good to miss.
A cairn some 11m in diameter, with 4 large kerbstones up to 1m in height. Go see.
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Four stones remain, overgrown in a boggy area. Others are laying within the circle.
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RCAHMS reports two standing stones, one preventing the other from falling. The leaning stone is 4.5m high. Also on the hill is the Grey Stane of Corticram and reports of a long vanished circle.
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RCAHMS describe this standing stone as the last of five that once formed this circle. It stands 1.4m high.
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A cairn some 60 feet in diameter, contained by a drystone wall.
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Ten stones remain, only 3 standing. Circumference of 44feet, the stones are between 4 & 6 feet tall.
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On some open land in Friarsfield Road stands the site of this circle. Approx 6 stones still remain on the site, but RCAHMS are of the opinion that they are definitely not in-situ, and may not even have belonged to the circle.
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A cairn some 19m in diameter, and now topped with an OS Trig point.
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Another of the scheduled cairns on Tullos Hill. 2.5 m high and approx 16m in diameter.
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Another cairn on Tullos Hill, damaged during the war, but still visible. A small urn was discovered in the cist.
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A cairn some 21m in diameter and 2.5 m high. Situated on Tullos Hill along with 3 other scheduled cairns and many smaller tumuli.
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This gives a more accurate location for the circle. Note the extra tracks marked compared to the OS.
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These places are huge-after Cairnlee yesterday, this one has a better view, but still has a house about 3 inches away from it.
You may think its just a pile of stones, but this monster can be seen a mile off, and there's some beautiful quartz pieces scattered over the cairn.
Not worth a special visit perhaps, but if you're visiting the Buchan RSC's, its got to be worth a stop.
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I never met an RSC I didn't like, and this was no exception. Lots of fun walking up and down the conifer plantation was had in trying to find it, but it was well worth the effort.
The photos tell most of the story, but can't convey how big the ring was, and how impressive it must have been when complete. Several complete stones are laying, fallen, and the stumps remain of the others. The recumbent has a banded crack running around it, which suggests it may not remain whole for many more winters: see it while you can.
Of the three remaining stones still upright, they seemed an example of each of the common types you seem to see at most sites in NE Scotland. The flanker is a rounded stone, with a tapering top, one of the stones is definitely triangular, and the other is oblong, with squared sides. Given the re-occurence of these shapes (to my eyes at least) across the RSC's I wonder if the stones were shaped and erected to a common specification in addition to the grading of heights, quartz pavements, cup-marks & SSW alingment of the recumbents. Nothing was random.
This site is now signposted from the road, but you are left very much on your own in the forest. I would recommend: OS map, compass if your SOD is not up to much, waterproof boots in all but the driest conditions and waterproof clothing. The forest tracks are ok, but the grass can be thigh high when you leave them. You will see that the circle is marked to the north of the main track, opposite a southerly track. When you stand at this junction, two paths to the north will greet you: take the left hand one and in 75-100m look for a path to the left-this will take you to the circle in less than 30m. I would say that the circle is slightly to the west of where it is shown on the map.
Should you visit? If you've one day to fit in as many sites as possible. then no. If you're here for the week, then absolutely - it is an essential companion to Strichen, Berrybrae, Aikey Brae and Netherton.
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Via Romford, Northants and now living in Aberdeenshire, Mr Copes big blue & orange book must accept a measure of blame for where I now live. And its great!
Aberdeenshire is absolutely fantastic, and to live in a place with dozens of the finest stone circles in the world is unbelievably lucky. I intend to make the most of it! I'd like to get the Aberdeenshire pages up to date as is humanly possible, but its a big task. I also maintain my own meagre website on stones:
http://bigstones.org.uk/
Along with blogs:
http://thermalblog.co.uk
http://autofocused.co.uk
I intended to do this 5 years ago, but then TMA arrived and I didn't bother. That would probably have been the right choice! ;-)
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