Chris
Four years since my last visit, and the circle seems bigger than I remember. This is probably due to the fact that the grass and gorse have been well cut down, and this makes viewing the circle so much easier. I hadn’t even made out the outlier on my last visit, but now it stands clear, and the arc of the circle can be clearly seen, along with the sheer size of the tallest stone, some 8ft high.
This is a wonderful site, although a cutting north wind was blowing, there was all manner of rubble strewn around the interior: field clearance and possible cairn rubble certainly, along with the ubiquitous scattering of quartz.
Had a long chat with the Farmer & Bob the sheepdog, and he said that not many people visit anymore (the farmer, not Bob). This is a real shame, and those of you that have visited Aberdeenshire without seeing this circle have missed out on something special. Next year?
The remains of a Clava type cairn, consisting of 2 fallen, and 3 standing stones. Part of a group with Lagmore West and Marionburgh.
Two stones lay on an aritifical mound at this site. Coles described them as the reamins of a stone circle, but they have been further disturbed since then.
The two flankers are all that remain of this RSC. The 8 foot long recumbent having vanished in the 60’s. The stones are 1.9 and 1.2m high. Two cupmarks may be seen at the base of the west stone.
As of RCAHMS 1968, only one stone, 6’7” stood, out of five, the remainder laying where they have fallen.
A recumbent stone, some 5 feet long (with a furter foot broken off) and 6 feet tall, together with a possible cairn are all that remain of this abused and robbed circle.
A small stone circle of 7 megaliths stands on the slope of Knock Hill. Four are fallen, but remain in place, the tallest stone is 1m tall.
The Cummers Stone is the sole remainder of the stone circle which once stood on this site. It is around 1.5m tall, and there are numerous other stones nearby which may or may not be related to the circle.
This site is distinct from Clatt Hillhead and Clatt Bankhead. The remains of an RSC, namely a recumbent and a stone also used as a gatepost formerly existed on this site. They were removed to Bankhead Steading in 1981.
Two 1m stones stand in the farmyard, and are thought to be the remains of a circle. A third stone was removed by the farmer in the past.
A single standing stone is all that remains of this Clava style cairn.
The remains of 3 structures lie on this hill: thought to be Stone Circles, enclosures or cairns, no decisive archaeology has yet been carried out.
Aerial photography has revealed the presence of a possible unrecorded RSC. Further investigation needed.
Aerial photography has revealed the presence of a probable henge in crop marks.
Coles reports this large ‘puddingstone’ slab as the recumbent of an otherwise destroyed circle. RCAHMS prefer it to be the remains of a cairn.
Two stones, over a metre tall each, remain standing of a possible twelve. Numerous stones are laying flat.
The remains of a battered RSC. Recumbent & flankers are still present, although fallen.
I know I could have posted this site under the alternative name of Mains of Artloch, but frankly, the chance was too good to miss.
A cairn some 11m in diameter, with 4 large kerbstones up to 1m in height. Go see.
Four stones remain, overgrown in a boggy area. Others are laying within the circle.
RCAHMS reports two standing stones, one preventing the other from falling. The leaning stone is 4.5m high. Also on the hill is the Grey Stane of Corticram and reports of a long vanished circle.
RCAHMS describe this standing stone as the last of five that once formed this circle. It stands 1.4m high.
Ten stones remain, only 3 standing. Circumference of 44feet, the stones are between 4 & 6 feet tall.
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.
A cairn some 19m in diameter, and now topped with an OS Trig point.
Another cairn on Tullos Hill, damaged during the war, but still visible. A small urn was discovered in the cist.
A cairn some 21m in diameter and 2.5 m high. Situated on Tullos Hill along with 3 other scheduled cairns and many smaller tumuli.
This gives a more accurate location for the circle. Note the extra tracks marked compared to the OS.
These places are huge-after Cairnlee yesterday, this one has a better view, but still has a house about 3 inches away from it.
You may think its just a pile of stones, but this monster can be seen a mile off, and there’s some beautiful quartz pieces scattered over the cairn.
Not worth a special visit perhaps, but if you’re visiting the Buchan RSC’s, its got to be worth a stop.
