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Image of Brandsbutt (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

General view. The two displaced circle stones are on the left, the position of the circle is marked out by a cobbled line in the grass. The corner of the broken Pictish stone is at the bottom right.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (24.4.2012)

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Brandsbutt

Visited 27.7.14

Directions:

In the town of Inverurie. In the suburbs to the north west.

The Brandsbutt symbol stone is sign posted as it is a H.S. site.

There is an information board and the setting of the circle has been marked out on the grass. The site is well and truly knackered but, at least I guess, some of the stones remain.

The Pictish stone is also knackered but again, at least it is still with us.

Luckily the light was good and I was easily able to make out the carvings.

Worth a look if you happen to be visiting the pretty town of Inverurie.

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Brandsbutt

Another sorry urbanised site. Destroyed in antiquity, the stones were used in a wall, and most have disappeared. The equally abused Brandsbutt Pictish stone was also broken up for walling material, before being Blue Petered back together and dumped here. Just to finish it off, they then built a housing estate around it.

Not a place to linger, I'm afraid.

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Brandsbutt
Stone Circle
RCAHMS

This site consists of the two remaining stones of a 5 stone circle, together with a relocated Pictish stone. Destroyed in antiquity, and further 'enhanced' by being surrounded by a housing state and partially restored, this site can be found by following the signs to the 'Brandsbutt Stone'.

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