North Strone

Nearest town:
Inverurie (20km ENE)
OS reference:
NJ584138
OS sheet:
37
Latitude:
57° 12' 47.18 N
Longitude:
2° 41' 19.73 W
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Image of North Strone (Stone Circle) by GLADMAN

Sunburst... highlighting the recumbent recumbent and fallen flanker in the foreground. Note the wonderful hue of the stone and equally wonderful backdrop!

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Feb 20, 2016
Image of North Strone (Stone Circle) by GLADMAN

The weather closes in at North Strone...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jan 17, 2011
Image of North Strone (Stone Circle) by Moth

Looking west(ish)? (long time ago!)

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Aug 27, 2003
Image of North Strone (Stone Circle) by Moth

Looking east(ish)? (Long time ago!)

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Aug 27, 2003
Image of North Strone (Stone Circle) by Moth

Looking north (I think – long time ago!)

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Aug 27, 2003
Image of North Strone (Stone Circle) by Moth

The ‘pixie’ recumbent

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Aug 27, 2003

Articles

North Strone

thelonious
thelonious Jan 12, 2012
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07/01/2012 – Not much to add apart from there is new fencing and gates on the road north that gives access to the hill. Parking is now tricky where the track meets the road near Dikehead Cottages, looks like they are getting ready to build something so access to track could be a problem in future. We parked further east on the road at NJ 5976 1419. Walked south up track between fields then SW up hill through broom. Bit hard work in places. West to circle. A lot of cows here today but luckily they slowly moved away from the circle so we could approach. This RSC is different. The recumbent and the rest of the stones are quite small and a lovely dark pink colour. Great view of Bennachie and surrounding area. Well worth a visit.

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North Strone

drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 18, 2009

Don’t look in amongst the trees as the circle isn’t there. Some maps misleadingly place the circle in the middle of Strone Wood. Leaving Alford and heading west on the A944 towards Aberdeen take Castle Road and head south until the first corner which leads to the east. Keep going until Dikehead Cottages. Opposite here there is an under used path follow this until a dis-used farm is reached, about 1 mile. The circle is a short way uphill behind it and not, as mentioned, amongst the trees.

I found it just as darkness was beginning to fall. Snow had just started to fall also, giving a rather beautiful and peaceful feeling to the scene. In 1897 five stones were re-erected but unfortunately only two remain standing. Burl descibed this as elfin, unique and frail as youngsters unable to lift heavy weights. He was, of course, referring to the size of the stones and sets the picture perfectly.

I hope the pictures do justice as nature on that day, along with the ancients many many years ago must have been..... freezing!!

Visited January 09.

North Strone

greywether
greywether Oct 24, 2005

Petite, panoramic... and pink.

That just about sums up this recumbent stone circle. It has a wonderful setting in a plantation which now has very few trees.

Not all the stones are pink but the most prominent ones are – including the recumbent and flankers and two stones on the E still upright.

The fallen recumbent measures only 1.6 x 0.7m and the still upright E flanker stands to the dizzy height of 0.7m.

There are views over Bennachie and Mither Tap to the N.

Access from the path at NJ 589144 (where you can park) then via the southern plantation fence line.

Visited 20 October 2005

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