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Image of Cults Stone Circle (Site of) by drewbhoy

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drewbhoy Oct 17, 2012

Image of Cults Stone Circle (Site of) by drewbhoy

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drewbhoy Oct 17, 2012

Image of Cults Stone Circle (Site of) by drewbhoy

The trees look good.

Image credit: drew/les

drewbhoy Oct 17, 2012

Image of Cults Stone Circle (Site of) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/les

drewbhoy Oct 17, 2012

Image of Cults Stone Circle (Site of) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/les

drewbhoy Oct 17, 2012

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Cults Stone Circle (Site of)

Stone Circle

drewbhoy Oct 17, 2012

It would be safe to say that something remains here but what it is is a bit of a mystery. Fallen stones suggest a circle in the Shethin/Glassel/Drachlaw style, there are the remains of what looks like a kerb, the grass covered mound suggests cairn and the scattering of stones seems to suggest the same idea, this reminds me of Brandsbutt as well, but there is no clear idea to what was here except that something was here and it is in an extremely shambolic state.

Still on seeing this site, the search for known stone circles in Aberdeenshire is over as that is the lot. Time to the find the unknown sites!

Take Kirk Brae north in Cults from the A93 and head east once Friarsfield Road is reached. The site is slightly to the south just after Bramble House.

Visited 16/10/2012

Cults Stone Circle (Site of)

Stone Circle

Chris Oct 9, 2006

On some open land in Friarsfield Road stands the site of this circle. Approx 6 stones still remain on the site, but RCAHMS are of the opinion that they are definitely not in-situ, and may not even have belonged to the circle.

Sites within 20km of Cults Stone Circle (Site of)

Den Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.14km NW

8

2
Cairnlee Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.3km WSW

17

3

1
Moorlands

Cairn(s) • 1.61km W

4

1
Banchory House

Cist • 2.28km E

8

1
Dalmuinzie Farm, Boundary Marker 16

Cup Marked Stone • 2.33km WSW

4

1
Tollohill Wood

Cist • 2.79km E

4

1

1
Parknook

Cairn(s) • 2.81km E

6

1
Hilton Farm, Boundary Marker 18

Cup Marked Stone • 3.04km WSW

5

1
Blacktop Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.24km W

4

1
Brodie Wood

Cairn(s) • 3.3km ESE

11

1
Westfield

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.43km WSW

5

1
Blacktop

Cup Marked Stone • 3.6km W

7

1

2
Binghill East

Cairn(s) • 3.98km WSW

5

1
Binghill West

Cairn(s) • 4.04km WSW

7

2
Binghill

Stone Circle • 4.07km WSW

18

1

3

1
Kincorth Hill East

Cairn(s) • 4.21km E

7

1
Blue Hill (Banchory-Devenick)

Cairn(s) • 4.3km ESE

6

1
Kincorth Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.68km E

4

1
Beans Hill, Boundary Marker 23

Cup Marked Stone • 4.71km W

4

1
Crab Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.72km ENE

1
The Langstane (Aberdeen)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.82km ENE

2

2

1
Beans Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 5.09km WSW

4

1
East Brotherfield, Boundary Marker 25

Cup Marked Stone • 5.19km W

6

1
West Hatton

Long Cairn • 5.54km WNW

1

1
Hilton School Langstane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.61km NE

10

1

2
Tullos Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.68km E

8

1
Cat Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.69km E

9

2

1
Blaikiewell

Cairn(s) • 5.71km SW

3

1
Cat Cairn 2

Kerbed Cairn • 5.8km E

23

5

1
Oldman Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.94km SW

5

1
Craighead

Stone Circle • 6.06km SE

25

4
Cairnwell Ring Cairn

Stone Circle • 6.12km SSE

13

2
Barons Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.28km ENE

6

1

1
Auchlee

Ring Cairn • 6.44km S

9

2
Westerord Plantation

Cairn(s) • 6.44km W

5

1
Tullos Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.5km ENE

8

2

1
Baron’s Cairn 2

Cairn(s) • 6.57km ENE

10
Auchlee

Stone Circle • 6.61km S

12

1

5
Tullos Hill (Barrow)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.64km ENE

6

1
Brimmond Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.7km WNW

10

1
Tillydrone

Artificial Mound • 6.84km NE

6

1

1
Crabs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.88km ENE

10

3

1
Altries

Ring Cairn • 6.94km SW

6

2
The Shields

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.06km S

5

1
Aquhorthies

Stone Circle • 7.19km SSE

39

8
Stranog Hill 2

Cairn(s) • 7.32km SSW

2

1
Stranog Hill 1

Cairn(s) • 7.4km SSW

3

1
Old Bourtreebush

Stone Circle • 7.46km SSE

29

3
Standingstones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.59km SW

4

2
Standingstones Kerb Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 7.68km SW

1

1
Tulloch Boundary Marker 33

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.8km WNW

5

2

1
Broad Havens

Cliff Fort • 8.06km ESE

20

1
Whiteside

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.13km SSW

5

1
Hilton of Cairngrassie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.26km SSE

9

1
South Auchinclech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.4km WNW

4

1
Clerkhill Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.51km N

5

1
Souterhill

Cairn(s) • 8.56km W

11

2
Whitestripes

Henge • 8.84km NNE

1
Bogton (Drumoak)

Cairn(s) • 8.84km WSW

2

1

1
Hill of Keir

Enclosure • 9.01km W

17

2
Woods Of Cairnie 4

Cairn(s) • 9.06km W

5
Woods Of Cairnie 1

Cairn(s) • 9.06km W

5

1
Cloch More

Natural Rock Feature • 9.15km WNW

6

1
Woods Of Cairnie 3

Cairn(s) • 9.17km W

5

1
Woods Of Cairnie 2

Cairn(s) • 9.37km W

5

1
Springhill

Standing Stones • 9.68km W

12

2
Benthoul

Cairn(s) • 9.86km W

3

1
Bishop’s Lands

Natural Rock Feature • 9.99km WNW

7

1
Tertowie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.04km WNW

4

1
Auchronie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.16km W

2

1
Easterhill

Cairn(s) • 10.35km WSW

7

1
Garlogie

Cairn(s) • 10.37km W

5

1
Tyrebagger

Stone Circle • 10.39km NW

77

3

15
West Benthoul

Cairn(s) • 10.4km WSW

6

1
Drum Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.44km WSW

4

1
Garlogie Woods

Cup Marked Stone • 10.59km W

3

1
Little Clinterty

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.6km WNW

3

1
Mundurno

Stone Circle • 10.62km NNE

1

1

1
Harvey’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.71km NW

3

1
Cullerie

Stone Circle • 10.89km W

27

2

10

1
The Gouch Stone (destroyed?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.05km WNW

1
The Drum Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.27km W

1

3
Goval

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.46km NNW

7

1
West Brachmont

Artificial Mound • 11.53km SW

4

1
Blue Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.88km NW

5

1

1
The Slacks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.07km NW

3

1
The Slacks

Cairn(s) • 12.08km NW

14

1
Woodland’s Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.43km NW

6

1
Mimrikin’s Clump

Enclosure • 12.71km NW

5

1
Castle Rock of Muchalls

Promontory Fort • 12.83km SSE

3

1
Cairntradlin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.88km WNW

2

1
Finnercy

Cairn(s) • 12.91km W

7

1
Clune Wood

Cairn(s) • 13.01km SW

2

1
Clune Hill

Stone Circle • 13.08km SW

29

7
Clune Wood

Cairn(s) • 13.11km SW

10

1
Kinellar Kirkyard

Stone Circle • 13.12km WNW

12

2
Gouk Stone, Kinaldie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.12km NW

6

1

1

1
Clune Wood

Ring Cairn • 13.13km SW

6

1
Allochie

Cairn(s) • 13.14km SSW

4

1
Northward

Cairn(s) • 13.16km SW

12

2

1
Cantlayhills

Cairn(s) • 13.25km S

14

1
South Fornet

Stone Circle • 13.38km W

8

1

1
Upper Balfour

Cairn(s) • 13.4km WSW

3

1
Upper Balfour 4

Cairn(s) • 13.42km WSW

5

1
Upper Balfour 3

Cairn(s) • 13.48km WSW

5

1
Upper Balfour 2

Cairn(s) • 13.53km WSW

3

1
Donald’s Hillock

Cairn(s) • 13.67km NW

5

1
Heather Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.83km W

6

1
Kirkton Wood

Kerbed Cairn • 13.84km WSW

5

1
Little Fornet

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.86km W

6

1
Braedale

Cairn(s) • 13.91km NNW

10

1
Home Farm Of Potterton

Cairn(s) • 14.02km NNE

6

1
Mill of Fintray Cursus/ Multiple Stone Rows / Avan

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 14.07km NW

1
Kempstone Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.08km S

4

1
Elsick Mounth

Ancient Trackway • 14.11km SW

3

1

2
Kempstone Hill

Standing Stones • 14.11km S

16

3
Mote Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.12km NW

6

1
Temple Stones, Millden

Stone Circle • 14.16km NNE

3

1

1

1
Hill Of Boghead

Cairn(s) • 14.17km WNW

6

1
Raedykes

Ring Cairn • 14.28km SSW

44

1

3

1
Ferneybrae

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.37km WNW

4

1
Bairnie Hillock

Cairn(s) • 14.42km NNE

9

1
Highland Wood Croft

Cairn(s) • 14.52km NNW

8

1
Auquhollie Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.52km SW

11

2

1
Monykebbuck

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.85km NNW

6

1

1
Chapel of Elrick

Cairn(s) • 14.96km NNW

5

1
Ury North Lodge

Cairn(s) • 15.01km S

3

1
Findlayston

Cairn(s) • 15.02km SSW

6

1
Houff Of Ury

Kerbed Cairn • 15.12km SSW

5

1
Midmill

Long Cairn • 15.23km WNW

8

1

2
Larrick

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.36km WNW

5

1
Hare Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.38km NNE

5

1
Hill of Tuack

Stone Circle • 15.39km WNW

12

1

1
Newton Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.41km NW

1
Waterside

Cairn(s) • 15.62km WNW

7

1

1
Nether Corskie

Stone Circle • 15.68km W

7

2

2
Leylodge School 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.7km W

3

1
South Leylodge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.71km W

3

1
Hillhead Of Suttie

Cairn(s) • 15.74km WNW

5

2
Leylodge School

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.05km W

3

1
South Leylodge

Standing Stones • 16.07km W

18

2
Cairn-Mon-Earn

Cairn(s) • 16.1km SW

18

3
Hare Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.19km NNE

4

1
Wester Echt

Stone Circle • 16.2km W

11

3

1
Kintore Golf Club

Burial Chamber • 16.25km WNW

6

1

1
Glenton South

Cairn(s) • 16.35km SSW

5

1
Glenton North

Cairn(s) • 16.4km SSW

5

1
Greenlands

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.42km WNW

4

1

1
Glenton Hill

Enclosure • 16.47km SSW

4

1
The Knock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.49km W

3

1
Nether Lauchentilly

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.75km W

3

2
Cairnfauld

Stone Circle • 16.81km WSW

5

3
Denwood

Artificial Mound • 16.86km WSW

7

1
Crathes Castle

16.87km WSW

2
Upper Broomhill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.07km W

3

1
Peat Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.1km NW

4

3

1
Orde’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.11km W

3

1
Barmekin Hill

Hillfort • 17.12km W

29

5

1
Peat Hill

Long Barrow • 17.18km NW

3

1
Woodbine Cottage

Artificial Mound • 17.52km WSW

7

1
Spurryhillock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.53km SSW

1

1
Malcolm’s Mount

Cairn(s) • 17.71km S

3

1
Lumphanan Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 17.74km W

4

1
Balbridie

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.74km WSW

1

1
Sunhoney

Stone Circle • 17.86km W

63

1

8

2
Old Kinnernie

Cairn(s) • 17.94km W

5

1
Crathes Castle Policies

Cairn(s) • 18.1km WSW

7

1
Bardshillock Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.12km WSW

3

1
Cairnshee Woods

Cairn(s) • 18.15km WSW

5

4
Fullerton

Stone Circle • 18.16km WNW

12

1

2
North Lodge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.43km SSW

4

1
Knappach East

Cairn(s) • 18.47km WSW

3

1
Braeneil

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.52km W

2

1
Fetteresso Forest

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.54km SSW

9

1
Fetteresso

Burial Chamber • 18.55km SSW

1

1
The Knappach

Cairn(s) • 18.62km WSW

5

1
Fetteresso Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.63km SSW

5

1
The Hawk Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.63km SSW

2
Knappach West

Cairn(s) • 18.66km WSW

4

1
Gallow Hill (Stonehaven)

Cairn(s) • 18.84km S

8

1
Dunnicaer

Promontory Fort • 18.87km S

12

3

1
Clovenstone Farm

Natural Rock Feature • 19.03km WNW

3

2
Hillhead Of Maryfield

Cairn(s) • 19.03km WSW

2

1
Wood Of Mergie

Cairn(s) • 19.05km SW

3
Camies Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.06km WNW

2

3

1
The Sutor’s Mither

Natural Rock Feature • 19.17km WSW
Broomend Cist(s)

Cist • 19.37km WNW

6

1
Broomend 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.51km WNW

4

1
John Bells Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.53km W

1

1

1
Dunnottar Castle

Cliff Fort • 19.61km S

12

2

1
Broomend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.63km WNW

4

1
Midmar Kirk

Stone Circle • 19.64km W

62

1

12

3
Loch Of Leys

Crannog • 19.71km WSW

3

1
Mulloch Hill (Strachan)

Cairn(s) • 19.76km WSW

5

1
Tilquhillie

Stone Circle • 19.76km WSW

8

2

1
Deil’s Stane

Natural Rock Feature • 19.81km WNW

6

2
Broomend of Crichie

Henge • 19.83km WNW

54

1

10

3
Bruce’s Camp

Hillfort • 19.89km WNW

4

2

1
Westerton

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.91km WSW

4

1
Balgorkar

Stone Circle • 19.97km W

32

5