Berrybrae

Nearest town:
Fraserburgh (11km NNW)
OS reference:
NK028572
OS sheet:
30
Latitude:
57° 36' 17.54 N
Longitude:
1° 57' 11.31 W
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Image of Berrybrae (Stone Circle) by costaexpress

A short walk across a waterlogged ploughed field leads to this stone circle preserved within a small band of trees and fenced off from the surrounding farmland

costaexpress
costaexpress Apr 2, 2018
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Image of Berrybrae (Stone Circle) by Nucleus

The stone circle from the bank that surrounds the little wood. You can spot the kissing gate on the left side and the remaing stone on the right.

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 06/2011
Nucleus
Nucleus Jun 28, 2011
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Berrybrae

Nucleus
Nucleus Jun 28, 2011
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This stone circle, excavated by Aubrey Burl, is now heavily overgrown. There is still a surrounding fence and a kissing gate to enter the site inside the litte wood, but inside the fence there are no traces of someone, who looks after the site in terms of cutting the grass and saplings.

So I guess that in a few years, this site will be completely vanished and overgrown, which is a pity, because what I was able to trace was quite nice and the spot in the little wood adds to the atmosphere.

Visited June 2011

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Berrybrae

Chris
Chris Sep 3, 2006
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I was quite taken by Berrybrae. Although somewhat ruinous, I find these circles often have more 'feel' than their restored cousins-not that I'm averse to restoration.

The remaining flanker to this site is absolutely huge-almost as big as the recumbent. The other flanker has shattered, and the pieces are still in situ-it would still appear to have been smaller than the other flanker, although maybe as high. Two other circle stones are still standing, along with the stumps of at least two more. Some judicious chainsaw work is also required-it would open up the views no end, but also two very large trees are threatening the recumbent either by their roots, or from being blown down – and the wind does blow in this part of the world!

Access is as described, and easy as long as the field isn't in crop or heaving with cows. Its less than 100 yards into the field so there's no excuse for not visiting. Perhaps we can tread down the nettles together?

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Berrybrae

Jane
Jane Jul 30, 2006
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Foiled again, Moth! Moth has been trying to get here for years but has been consistently beaten back by cattle. Today, within sniffing distance there it was – this time we were held back by barley. There was no way we dared wade through that verdant crop against the tramlines. Very disappointed.

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Berrybrae

greywether
greywether Mar 24, 2005
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A fairly average RSC with a 3.3m long recumbent.

What makes the site interesting are the results of the Burl excavation which showed that, half a millennium or more after the circle was built, some stones were damaged and the ring cairn was destroyed in a redesign of the monument.

Access Parking at the nearby crossroads. Through the field gate and then the gate to the copse.

Visited 19 March 2005

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Berrybrae

Moth
Moth Oct 30, 2002
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A bit better known than the nearby Netherton, I believe this RSC has been excavated by the estimable Mr Burl.

On a raised platform and ringed by trees. From memory, I think it has been restored.

It's well worth a visit, though I was unable to enter the field on my visits (seperated by only a couple of days). Bullocks. A lot of bullocks.

AND I had my dog with me! Nuff said.

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