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Image of South Lediken (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

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drewbhoy Jul 8, 2009

Image of South Lediken (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

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drewbhoy Jul 8, 2009

Image of South Lediken (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

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drewbhoy Jul 8, 2009

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South Lediken

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Jul 4, 2009

Turn towards Insch from the A96 using the B992 taking the first left up a hill past Little Lediken. Stop when a clump of trees can be seen to the left about 1/2 mile. The cairn, which is almost 10 meters wide, is amongst the trees. It has been well robbed and is now turf covered. Most of the contents are probably in the dry stane dyke which partially surrounds the site. Once again excellent all round views including Bennachie, Tap O Noth and Dunnydeer.

From the B992 to this point the road is tarred leaving a short 50 meter walk to the site. Only a couple of fences to climb. At South Lediken the road reverts to track so I turned and went back the way I had come. People driving tractors waved as I parked so I don’t think they are to bothered about visitors.

Visited 4/07/09.

Sites within 20km of South Lediken

Newton Stone

Standing Stones • 1.08km NE

10

2
Brownhills (near Ardoyne)

Cairn(s) • 1.11km ESE

4

1
Brownhills 2 (near Ardoyne)

Cairn(s) • 1.13km SE

2

1
Pitmachie

Cairn(s) • 1.21km E

3

1
Mellenside

Cairn(s) • 2.2km NNW

7

1
Hatton of Ardoyne

Stone Circle • 2.22km SSE

14

3
Westerton Of Petmathen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.69km SE

8

2

1
Old Rayne

Stone Circle • 2.73km E

29

6

2
Fallow Hill

Artificial Mound • 2.98km WNW

4

1
Inschfield

Stone Circle • 3.06km W

9

3
Burryhillock

Cup Marked Stone • 3.12km SSW

4

1
Culsalmond

Stone Circle • 3.35km NW

1

2

1
Cobrigdale Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.73km S

4

1
Berryhill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.82km SE

5

1
Mummer’s Reive

Cairn(s) • 3.84km N

4

1

1
Colpy

Stone Circle • 3.88km WNW

1

1
Dunnydeer

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.89km WSW

5

1
Berryhill

Enclosure • 3.93km SE

8

1
Wantonwells

Stone Circle • 3.96km WSW

22

3
Gowk Stane, Oyne

Stone Circle • 3.97km ESE

7

1

1
Kirkton Of Oyne

Round Cairn • 4.09km ESE

8

1
Bowman Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 4.19km ENE

3

1
Bowman Stone 2

Cup Marked Stone • 4.2km ENE

3

1
Dunnideer

Hillfort • 4.3km WSW

27

5
Tillymuick

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.49km S

6

1

1
Dunnydeer Farm

Stone Circle • 4.55km WSW

16

3

1
The Law

Cairn(s) • 4.74km E

11

3
North Rayne

Cairn(s) • 4.78km ENE

3

1
Mill of Carden

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.79km E

9

1

1
Stonehead

Stone Circle • 5.23km WSW

24

9

1
Newlands Of Oyne

Cist • 5.43km ESE

1

1
Hill Of Christ’s Kirk

Hillfort • 5.47km WSW

10

3

1
Candle Hill

Stone Circle • 5.6km W

32

8
Hill Of Rothmaise

Cairn(s) • 5.73km NE

5

1

1
Pittodrie Quarry

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 5.99km ESE

4

1
Backley Hill 1

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.01km ENE

6

2
Hill Of Knockollochie

Kerbed Cairn • 6.04km E

4

1
Durno

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.05km E

2

1
Backley Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.07km ENE

4

1
Maiden Castle (Pittrodie)

Hillfort • 6.08km ESE

17

2

1
Backley Hill 2

Cup Marked Stone • 6.11km ENE

6

1
Little Oxen Craig

Cup Marked Stone • 6.22km SSE

5

1
The Tow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.24km NE

2

3
Oxen Craig

Cairn(s) • 6.38km SSE

29

3
Bennachie

6.41km SSE

33

9

1
Socket Stone Rock

Cup Marked Stone • 6.43km SSE

3

1
Oxen Craig Peak 2

Cup Marked Stone • 6.45km SSE

1

1
Oxen Craig South Western Descent

Natural Rock Feature • 6.46km SSE

15

1
The Good Man’s Fauld

Cairn(s) • 6.53km SW

1

1
Hawk Hill

Stone Circle • 6.79km SW

6

3
Lenchie

Cairn(s) • 6.9km W

3

1
Braehead

Stone Circle • 7.12km WSW

10

2

2
Mither Tap

Hillfort • 7.21km SE

64

7

2
Pitscurry

Cairn(s) • 7.31km E

7

1
Newton Of Wardhouse Farm

Cairn(s) • 7.68km W

2

1
Druidstones

Stone Circle • 7.74km SW

15

1

5
Hill Of New Leslie

Hillfort • 7.87km WSW

3

1

1
Fallow Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8km WSW

3

1
Fallow Hill

Hillfort • 8km WSW

5

1
Newton Of Wardhouse

Stone Circle • 8.04km W

6

2
Gouk Stane, Bennachie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.22km SE

2

1

2
The Ringing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.45km WSW

3

2

1
Wardhouse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.47km W

4

1
Satter Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.74km SW

6

2
Hill Of Whitecross

Cairn(s) • 8.91km ESE

7

2
New Craig

Stone Circle • 9.05km ENE

15

5
Millstone Hill East

Cairn(s) • 9.08km SE

7

2

1
Leggetsden

Cup Marked Stone • 9.13km E

3

1
New Craig

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.13km ENE

9

1

1

2
Loanhead of Daviot

Stone Circle • 9.22km E

81

1

12

2
Balquhain

Stone Circle • 9.33km E

26

1

4

3
Millstone Hill East 2

Ring Cairn • 9.47km SE

6

1

1
Knock Saul

Cairn(s) • 9.51km SW

5

2
East Blairbowie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.68km ESE

6

2
Broadsea Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 9.86km ESE

4

1

1
Cothiemuir Wood

Stone Circle • 9.89km SSW

59

15

3
Liggars’ Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.98km E

4

2

1
Logie Newton

Round Cairn • 10.12km N

6

2
Ardlair

Stone Circle • 10.16km WSW

24

3

3
The Barmkyn

Hillfort • 10.49km SW

16

2

1
Hill Of Airlie

Cairn(s) • 10.53km SW

5

1
Lumphart Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.55km E

6

1
Tofthills

Cup Marked Stone • 10.6km WSW

5

2

2
Upper Third

Stone Circle • 10.64km N

17

1
Auchencleith

Cup Marked Stone • 10.71km E

5

1
Drimmies

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.77km E

4

1
Stonyfield

Stone Circle • 10.8km WNW

10

2

1
Old Keig

Stone Circle • 11.14km SW

41

3

2
The Ark Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.16km SE

3

1
Middleton

Henge • 11.23km E

1

1

1
Easter Aquhorthies

Stone Circle • 11.23km ESE

105

1

19

2
Chapel O’Sink

Cairn(s) • 11.29km SE

5

3
Balhalgardy

Stone Circle • 11.41km E

2

2

1
Dilly Hill 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.42km E

3

1
Dilly Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.49km E

3

1
Conglas 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.53km E

5

1
Dilly Hill 3

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.54km E

3

1
Auchaber

Stone Circle • 11.55km NNW

4

1
Leith Hall Policies

Artificial Mound • 11.59km W

8

1
Conglas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.59km E

4

1
Dilly Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.65km E

3

1
The Candy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.17km W

3

2
Brandsbutt

Stone Circle • 12.45km E

15

2

3
Crookmore

Stone Circle • 12.46km SW

1

1
Fullerton/Bogcoup

Stone Circle • 12.48km NW

2

1
Clatt Bankhead

Stone Circle • 12.65km WSW

4

1

1
Altar Stone, Hillhead

Stone Circle • 12.69km WSW

2
Clatt Hillhead

Stone Circle • 12.84km WSW

2

2

1
Corrie

Cairn(s) • 13.26km SW

5

4

1
White Hill

Enclosure • 13.37km WSW

4

1

1
Balcairn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.41km E

2

1
Druidsfield

Stone Circle • 13.62km SW

15

1
Deer Park

Stone Circle • 13.67km SE

22

3
Baldyvin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.69km SSW

3

1
Newtongarry Hill

Long Barrow • 13.74km WNW

4

2

1
Scotsmill

Stone Circle • 13.79km SW

2

3

1
Drumel Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.79km W

3
Burreldales

Stone Circle • 13.84km NE

2

1

2
Luath’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.02km S

18

5
Mains of Hatton

Stone Circle • 14.21km NNE

10

4

2
Hawk Law

Cairn(s) • 14.23km E

4

1
Smallburn

Cairn(s) • 14.25km WSW

5

2

1
Hillhead Of Barra

Standing Stones • 14.27km E

6

1
Cuning Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.34km E

7

1
Nether Coullie

Stone Circle • 14.42km SE

5

2

1
Frendraught

Stone Circle • 14.49km NW

10

5

2
Corrstones

Stone Circle • 14.5km WSW

24

3
South Balnoon

Cairn(s) • 14.54km NNW

5

1
Pitglassie

Stone Circle • 14.74km N

9

2

3
Bruce’s Seat

Natural Rock Feature • 14.78km E

2

2
Harestane, Feith Hill

Stone Circle • 14.83km N

3

2

1
Tombeg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.85km SSE

6

2
Cairn Of Pitmansy

Cairn(s) • 15.04km ENE

9

1

1
Raich

Stone Circle • 15.04km NW

20

1

2
Hill of Barra

Hillfort • 15.06km E

25

4

1
Wallace Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.06km E

1

2
Bruce’s Camp

Hillfort • 15.11km ESE

4

2

1
Mill of Noth

Standing Stones • 15.13km WSW

8

2
Kirkton of Bourtie

Stone Circle • 15.18km E

48

5

3
Midtown Of Pitglassie

Round Barrow(s) • 15.28km NNE

6

1

1
Bellman’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.38km E

3

2
Midtown Of Pitglassie 2

Round Barrow(s) • 15.46km NNE

3

1
Auld Kirk of Alford

Ring Cairn • 15.47km SW

9

1

1
Broomend of Crichie

Henge • 15.48km E

54

1

10

3
Whitehills

Stone Circle • 15.48km S

44

5

1
Newells

Cairn(s) • 15.53km ENE

5

1
Hill Of Selbie

Ring Cairn • 15.55km E

6

1

1
Little Hillbrae

Cairn(s) • 15.56km E

4

1

1
Cairn More

Hillfort • 15.57km WSW

3

1
Piper’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.58km E

4

1

1
Rhynie Graveyard

Cup Marked Stone • 15.59km WSW

5

2
Battle Hill

Hillfort • 15.6km WNW

6

2
Deil’s Stane

Natural Rock Feature • 15.61km ESE

6

2
Rhynie Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 15.62km WSW

8

1
Langstane o’ Craigearn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.62km SE

9

1

3

1
Broomend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.63km E

4

1
Broomend 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.71km E

4

1
Bell Knowe

Cairn(s) • 15.78km WSW

4

1

1
Broomend Cist(s)

Cist • 15.82km ESE

6

1
Camies Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.85km ESE

2

3

1
Clovenstone Farm

Natural Rock Feature • 15.87km ESE

3

2
Barflats (Rhynie)

Hillfort • 15.87km WSW

5

2
Gallow Hill (Alford)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.09km SW

8

1
Corrydown

Stone Circle • 16.36km NNE

12

3

1
Huntly

Standing Stones • 16.37km WNW

5

1

4
Nether Balfour

Stone Circle • 16.45km SW

1

1
Newseat 2

Cairn(s) • 16.53km WSW

3

1
Woodend of Cluny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.54km SE

6

2
Newseat

Cairn(s) • 16.54km WSW

8

1
Wolf Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.55km SSE

8

2
Newton Of Fortrie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.62km N

3

1
North Strone

Stone Circle • 16.7km SSW

14

3
Lord Arthur’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.74km WSW

10

4
The Grinago Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.9km E

7

2

1
Fullerton

Stone Circle • 16.93km ESE

12

1

2
Clochmaloo

Natural Rock Feature • 16.98km WSW

3

2
Tap o’ Noth

Hillfort • 16.99km W

71

5

3
Cairnton

Stone Circle • 17.07km NW

5

3

2
Ord Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.11km WSW

7

1
Rumfold

Cairn(s) • 17.22km WSW

2

1
Shieldon

Stone Circle • 17.28km E

52

6

1
Giant’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.28km WSW

7

5
Upper Ord

Stone Circle • 17.31km WSW

11

2
West Drachlaw

Stone Circle • 17.37km N

11

2
Findlatree

Cairn(s) • 17.4km SSW

4

1
Crofts of Shielburn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.43km N

6

2

1
Backhill of Drachlaw

Stone Circle • 17.49km N

16

2

2
Balgorkar

Stone Circle • 17.52km SE

32

5
Damil

Hillfort • 17.53km SW

4

1
Clashmach

Ring Cairn • 17.53km W

9

1
John Bells Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.55km SE

1

1

1
Wheedlemont

Stone Circle • 17.59km WSW

13

2

1
Carlin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.6km N

20

5

3
Yonder Bognie

Stone Circle • 17.62km NW

15

1

4

1
Stoneyhill

Cairn(s) • 17.71km E

3

1
Brawland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.19km WSW

4

1
The Peirk

Cairn(s) • 18.19km WSW

5

2

1
Braeneil

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.25km SE

2

1
Clashmach Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.26km W

8

1
Wheedlemont

Hillfort • 18.32km WSW

10

2

2
Carnaveron

Kerbed Cairn • 18.45km SW

3

1
Roddantree

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.45km WNW

10

3
The Knock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.88km ESE

3

1
Kintore Golf Club

Burial Chamber • 19km ESE

6

1

1
Monkshill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.14km NE

15

1

1
Lumphanan Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 19.18km SE

4

1
South Leylodge

Standing Stones • 19.19km ESE

18

2
Hill Of Laithers

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.2km N

2

2

1
Peat Hill

Long Barrow • 19.27km E

3

1
Red Hill

Cist • 19.28km S

3

1
Greenlands

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.29km E

4

1

1
Nether Lauchentilly

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.33km ESE

3

2
Peat Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.35km E

4

3

1
Leylodge School

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.37km ESE

3

1
Allrick Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.44km W

7

1
South Leylodge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.54km ESE

3

1
Waterside

Cairn(s) • 19.55km ESE

7

1

1
Hill of Tuack

Stone Circle • 19.56km ESE

12

1

1
Craigievar

Stone Circle • 19.66km SSW

7

3

1
Midmill

Long Cairn • 19.68km ESE

8

1

2
Hill Of Old Merdrum

Cup Marked Stone • 19.72km W

2

1
Leylodge School 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.78km ESE

3

1
Hill of Old Merdrum

Cup Marked Stone • 19.94km W

2

1
Auld Kirk O’ Tough

Stone Circle • 19.94km S

8

3
Hillhead Of Suttie

Cairn(s) • 19.97km E

5

2
Bar Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.99km W

7

2