Chris

The scheduled stone.

The view from the road.

The gate & old field wall on the forestry track. Once you see these, stop approx 10m short, turn left and walk for about 100m. The circle should be right in front of you.

Grey or pink, I love the composition of Aberdeenshire stones.

The cup-marked & fallen recumbent

Close up of these stunning pink stones & their lichen coats.

Graffitti on the recumbent from the 1800’s?

Graffitti on the recumbent from the 1800’s?

Graffitti on the recumbent from the 1800’s?

1864 Graffitti?

A possible second outlier, just south of the Balblair stone? The standing stone is in the background.

A possible second outlier, just south of the Balblair stone?

Good for them. And thanks.

A timeless view.

Another view of the split stone.

Volcano in Aberdeenshire?

Just one more sky against the countless thousands that have looked down on this megalith.

Neolithic telephone service visible in the background....

Quartz nodules protrude from most of the stones, but this was exceptional.

The tallest stone, cloven by the elements

The old Strichen Hall as seen from the circle. Didn’t last long (relatively speaking)

A view from outside the fence

One track mind these neolithic....

The hole in the top of the recumbent. A megalithic ashtray? ‘cos thats what its used as now...

I was really taken by this flanker-its as big as most recumbents!

The shattered flanker – a clean break.

The boat-shaped recumbent sailing along the rubble bank.

The gargantuan flanker from outside the circle.

Beautiful piece of quartz chocking the huge flanker

Recumbent & Flankers (One broken)

Shows how close the quarry is....

Suspicious rubble in the woods around the outlier. Remains of a cairn? You feel there is more to be found in this scrub.

Lichen on the outlier

Northern Outlier

Hmm, licheny goodness....