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Quoyness Barrow
Date Added: 29th Dec 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Quoyness submitted by castawaycouple on 15th Oct 2003. Quoyness Barrow, Sanday, Orkney.
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Log Text: pretty stunning place to visit. long sandy beach, seals etc
Culsh
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Culsh 028 submitted by Andy B on 18th Jan 2004. Part of the Burnham family holiday to Tomintoul, Moray in August 2003
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Log Text: even on a hot day it was cool inside.
Aikey Brae
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Aikey Brae submitted by Suncircle49 on 17th Jul 2022. Aerial view, showing the full circle, and the recumbent’s shadow mid-point on the Winter Solstice.
12:30 21December 2018
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Log Text: forestry has been felled and replanted (native species i think) so its all more open. a very similar site to Tomnaverie: on a hill with some long distance views to south and west. some impressively large stones. another banked kerbed circle. the kerb is a mixture of pink granite and white stones. must have looked striking when first built.
Midmar Kirk S
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Midmar Kirk S submitted by krautrock on 31st Jul 2010. Midmar Kirk S, Recumbent Stone Circle on a churchyard.
June 2010.
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Log Text: One stone is missing, and a couple may be in the wrong position. a good circle though. the flankers are smart.
The blurb on the board says 'RSCs are on crests of hills with a southerly views'.
But.. Midmar is below the crest and has a long view down the valley easterly!
Ones on tops of hills have 360 degree views (eg Tomnaverie, Aikey )
The recumbents are all on the southern quarter.
Cullerlie
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cullerlie submitted by krautrock on 1st Aug 2010. Cullerlie Stone Circle in the evening sun.
June 2010
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Log Text: reminded me of Brats hill cairn
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=23
Castle Fraser Row
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3
Castle Fraser Row submitted by cosmic on 24th Sep 2005. Pair from WSW.
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Log Text: an odd couple!
Castle Fraser circle
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Castle Fraser circle submitted by megalithicmatt on 15th Jan 2012. View of the recumbent setting from the WSW.
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Log Text: visiting after the crop was harvested seemed a good plan.
Sunhoney
Date Added: 19th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Sunhoney submitted by krautrock on 30th Jul 2010. Sunhoney Stone Circle. Amazing Recumbent Stone Circle surrounded by big trees.
June 2010
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Log Text: Apart from the toppled over recumbent, Sunhoney has all its stones still standing. The tall pointy ones are to the south and the shorter northern stones are flat square. There is a lot of pink granite in the local field walls.
There are also some grey/green stones outside the western stones, possibly field clearance.
Berrybrae
Date Added: 14th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Berrybrae submitted by cosmic on 19th Oct 2005. Recumbent from outside
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Log Text: getting overgrown with nettles grass etc. dark in summer when the trees are in leaf. the east flanker is cracked and the west flanker in massive. As with other local RSCs the stones and bank include some bright orange/pink granite. in flat rolling landscape no long views.
Netherton
Date Added: 14th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Netherton submitted by krautrock on 13th Jul 2010. Netherton Recumbent Stone Circle. A well preserved RSC under a lot of big trees near Fraserburgh.
June 2010.
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Strichen House
Date Added: 14th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Strichen House submitted by Krautrock on 7th Jan 2009. July 2008
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Log Text: the signposting much better now, but the kissing gates are for skinny folk only! there were no livestock in the field. the site is overgrown with nettles and thistles. its 700m from the nearest car park place yes its been demolished 2x and rebuilt but it has a good feel about it. ok the stones may not all be in exactly the original place but its nice to have a RSC with all the stones upright. on a hilltop so feels a bit like Tomnaverie and Aikey.
Loudon Wood
Date Added: 13th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Loudon Wood submitted by krautrock on 9th Aug 2010. Loudon Wood. Recumbent Stone Circle. It looks like that anybody disturbed the left corner of the recumbent stone.
June 2010
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Log Text: a typical banked kerbed RSC. now in open (ish) land. felled ex forestry. i suppose it needs renaming to louden ex wood.
there a quite a few loose stones around the bank, i wasn't sure if these were original or had been put there by visitors. a fire had been set behind the recumbent a really stupid thing to do in ex pine forestry which could burn very easily.
a fine site-splendid stones.
White Cow Wood
Date Added: 13th Aug 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Access 3
White Cow Wood submitted by cosmic on 19th Oct 2005. Another view of the kerb
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Log Text: a fair bit more overgrown now than the photos. its a banked kerbed cairn with a central cist. basically the centre of a recumbent stone circle without the stone circle.
Dunnideer Circle
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Dunnideer Circle submitted by cosmic on 29th Apr 2006. Dunnideer from North
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Log Text: just recumbent and flankers and a few support stones. in a line of old beech trees just below brow of hill. unfortunately this made it an ideal hideaway campsite fo someone who left bottles of ex vodka, some broken, and general rubbish, plus the remains of a campfire. at least they took their tent with them. nout wrong with wild camping, but you're supposed to leave no trace. some folk just don't have the 'skillset' of carrying an empty can.
Stonehead
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Stonehead submitted by krautrock on 21st Jul 2010. Stonehead, view to the west.
June 2010
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Log Text: just the flankers and recumbent left, in a farm field. can park at road junction-short walk to gate to climb over. impressive sized stones.
Tap o'Noth
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Tap o'Noth submitted by Cosmic on 4th Jan 2004. The north side
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Log Text: a long walk uphill 1.5 to 2 hours but worth it. long distance views from the top and very calm inside out of the wind. you can see lots of the vitrification. the small car park is empty at 7am but gets full by about 11. some fools even try and bring massive trailer of bicycles! mind the dog walkers little bags! a popular spot for all types.
Old Keig
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Old Keig submitted by Postman on 27th Aug 2017. Sunset at Old Keig
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Log Text: easily accessed via path through old beech woods. yes the recumbent is massive!
Cothiemuir Wood
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic on 24th Apr 2004. Cothiemuir Wood at NJ617198 in Aberdeenshire
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Log Text: a really lovely site, well preserved next to a modern woodland burial site. wonderfully peaceful setting.
Tomnaverie
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tomnaverie submitted by SandyG on 5th Dec 2013. Taken on a beautiful clear day with the first dusting of snow on Lochnagar in the background.
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Log Text: amazing location
Maiden Castle (N Yorks)
Date Added: 2nd Aug 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Maiden Castle (N Yorks) submitted by NeilD on 8th Sep 2005. SE 022981
Maiden Castle
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Log Text: a large site the size only realised on visiting. ditches about 2m in quite good condition. on a flat site on the hillside. orientated with entrance to east on west east running hillside and valley.