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The remains of the central chamber.

The other possible circle stone, fallen in the western arc.

Fine kerbing on the western side of the cairn.

The remaining broken upright, showing the lovely swirling patterns in the grain of the rock.

The remaining upright of the circle, with the cairn itself beyond.

The quarry scoop out of the northwestern side of the mound. Kerbstones hang precariously above the void.

The cairn viewed from the north.

Steep-sided Ord Hill (dark, in the centre of the picture) seen across Fortrose Bay.

Some landscape context, looking across Rosemarkie Bay. The cave is in the cliffs below the darkly wooded hilltop, just left of centre.

Presumably modern tool marks on the boulder near the standing stone.

Looking SW-ish.

Cummer’s Stone and lazing companions.

Looking SE-ish towards the lovely Deveron valley.

Drewbhoy’s stone.

Close-up of one of the cups.

Cups decorate the “spine” of the stone.

Fainter cupmarks at the end of the stone.

General view of the profusely decorated stone.

More like bowl than cup.

This is a big stone and the artwork is proportionate.

As soon as we moved away from the circle, the cows rushed to surround the recumbent.

Bovine acolytes come to check us out. Fourman Hill provides the sunlit background.

The recumbent.

Tiny sample of the cupmarks covering the top of the recumbent.

Two of the remaining circle stones.

Under sunny autumn skies.

The southern aspect.

Fallen stone outside the churchyard wall. Thanks to Drew for pointing this one out!

Shadows and tall trees.

The smaller stone to the north of the church.

Looking SW.

Looking SE.

The unusually split reverse of the quartz-striped stone.

Looking NW.

Looking towards the Carlin Stone (in light brown field, centre).