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First time in Aberdeenshire. . soon!

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Moth M
Moth Jun 17, 2005 00:42:58
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Just tried this but it logged me out so I've hadta start again - grrrr!!!!!! (Forgot to copy it first....)

I forgot you asked about Perthshire. There's some great stuff there for sure - for me, Greenland/Falls of Acharn is the BIG must-see, Kinnell of Killin is great, Croft Moraig is beautiful, Tigh Na Ruaich & Faskally are cute, and Clachan An Diridh is cool. Fortingall is worth a visit too! And all these are pretty close together around Loch Tay & towards Pitlochry.

I haveta say tho that personally, I'd deffo spend longer in Aberdeenshire. There's probly about the same number of must-see jobbies, but for me there's a lot more 'next stage down' stuff in Aberdeenshire. Tyrebagger/Dyce, Tom(e)naverie, Cothiemuir Wood, Old Keig, Nine Stanes, Druidstones. And then of course the ones you mentioned yourself - whaich are all musts btw.

Gah - there's just too many!!! Can I come with you????!!!!

love

Moth

S suave harv
suave harv Jun 17, 2005 21:12:15
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Moth . .

Thanks for all that. I'm now seriously considering basing myself in Aberdineshire. . making a massive 'hit list' and if there's any time over, seeing a bit of Perthshire. And those sites by the road sound great. . that's what I like!
I'll paste my list on this thread when I've done it. And Sunhoney, who could resist visiting a stone circle called 'sunhoney'. Fantastic!

You know, it's funny circle spotting. You can rush around, and sometimes it's couter productive. You get to see lots, and yet not quite get what you went there for.
Last year in Ireland, I spent four days on a circle hunt, saw 17 stone circles, (which is a good average in Cork!), but on the last day, at a circle called Reenascreena, only then did I decide to stop 'the chase' and sit in the circle for over an hour. And relax. And it's Reenascreena that's stayed with me. So I'm going to 'wing it' a little in Aberdeenshire . . I'll make my list, but if I find myself in a real 'corker' of a circle. . (clever eh?), in the sun, in some clearing, some glade, watching the nature sprites. .
Oh, you know what I mean. I'm not going to 'over egg the pudding' in other words.
Thanks for the list Moth. Good on 'ya!