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The gallery has photos of ancient Scottish sites such as recumbent stone circles, stone circles, long cairns, Pictish carvings and early fortifications including Tap ONoth, Bennachie, Kinord, and most of the following:
Aikey Brae RSC; Balquhain Stone Circle; Brandsbutt Stone; Broomend of Crichie Henge and Pictish Symbol Stone; Castle Fraser Stone Circle; Consumption Dykes, Kingswells; Corsedarder Memorial; Cothiemuir Wood RSC; Craigearn Standing Stone; Craw Stane, Rhynie; Cullerlie Stone Circle; Culsh earthhouse or souterrain; Easter Aquthorthies RSC; Eslie the Greater RSC; Eslie the Lessler RSC; Garrol Wood RSC; Glassel Stone Circle; Kinord Cross; Kirkton of Bourtie RSC; Loanhead of Daviot RSC; Long Cairn, Corsedarder; Maidenstone Symbol Stone; Mid Mar Stone Circle; Nine Staines RSC; Picardy Pictish Symbol Stone; Strichen RSC; Sueno Stone, Forres; Sunhoney RSC; Tomnaverie RSC;

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Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673817JHP
Easter Auqhorthies Recumbent Stone Circle Altar Flankers Monoliths Aberdeenshire Autumn on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up a metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, autumn

Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673812JHP
Easter Auqhorthies Donside Autumn Flankers Recumbent Bronze Age Stone Circle on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, monument, stones, altar, flankers, quartz, granite,

Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673810JHP
Easter Auqhorthies Flanker Altar Recumbent Stone Circle Aberdeenshire Scotland Photo on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, flankers, altar, granite, quartz, autumn, upright

Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673809JHP
Inverurie Easter Auqhorthies Massive Aberdeenshire Recumbent Stone Circle Flankers Altar on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, Granite, quartz, autumn,

Cullerlie Stone Circle Scotland TO27141JHP
Cullerlie Stone Circle Stones Monoliths Garlogie Aberdeenshire Spring Scotland lies west of Aberdeen near Garlogie off the Aberdeen Tarland Road and is Historic Scotland signposted. It is situated on the edge of Leuchar Moss. Excavated in 1934, evidence was found of cremation in a series of kerb cairns and from wood charcoal analysis it is suggested this occurred at different times in history. Dated from 2nd Millennium BC, it is argued it was a later development of the more common Recumbent Stone Circles. This site is cared for by Historic Scotland and is open to the public with easy access from the nearby public road.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garlogie, Cullerlie, Leuchar Moss, Standing, Stones, Circle, Ring, Cairn, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, charcoal, oak, willow, dating, monument, monolith, monoliths, cemetery, cremation, quartz, granite,

Cullerlie Stone Circle Scotland TO27140JHP
Cullerlie Stone Circle Aberdeenshire Garlogie Spring Scotland lies west of Aberdeen near Garlogie off the Aberdeen Tarland Road and is Historic Scotland signposted. It is situated on the edge of Leuchar Moss. Excavated in 1934, evidence was found of cremation in a series of kerb cairns and from wood charcoal analysis it is suggested this occurred at different times in history. Dated from 2nd Millennium BC, it is argued it was a later development of the more common Recumbent Stone Circles. This site is cared for by Historic Scotland and is open to the public with easy access from the nearby public road.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garlogie, Cullerlie, Leuchar Moss, Standing, Stones, Circle, Ring, Cairn, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, later, spring,

Cullerlie Stone Circle Scotland TO27132JHP
Cullerlie Stone Circle Monolith Aberdeenshire Deeside Scootish Historic Site Photo lies west of Aberdeen near Garlogie off the Aberdeen Tarland Road and is Historic Scotland signposted. It is situated on the edge of Leuchar Moss. Excavated in 1934, evidence was found of cremation in a series of kerb cairns and from wood charcoal analysis it is suggested this occurred at different times in history. Dated from 2nd Millennium BC, it is argued it was a later development of the more common Recumbent Stone Circles. This site is cared for by Historic Scotland and is open to the public with easy access from the nearby public road.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garlogie, Cullerlie, Echt, Leuchar Moss, Standing, Stones, Circle, Ring, Cairn, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, later, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, charcoal, oak, willow, dating, monument, altar, flankers, monolith, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, ellipse, elliptical, hilltop, cemetery, cremation, burial, cult, flint, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, spring

Cullerlie Stone Circle Scotland TO27129JHP
Cullerlie Stone Circle Large monolith Closeup Photograph Aberdeenshire Scotland lies west of Aberdeen near Garlogie off the Aberdeen Tarland Road and is Historic Scotland signposted. It is situated on the edge of Leuchar Moss. Excavated in 1934, evidence was found of cremation in a series of kerb cairns and from wood charcoal analysis it is suggested this occurred at different times in history. Dated from 2nd Millennium BC, it is argued it was a later development of the more common Recumbent Stone Circles. This site is cared for by Historic Scotland and is open to the public with easy access from the nearby public road.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garlogie, Cullerlie, Echt, Leuchar Moss, Standing, Stones, Circle, Ring, Cairn, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, later, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, charcoal, oak, willow, dating, monument, altar, flankers, monolith, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, ellipse, elliptical, hilltop, cemetery, cremation, burial, cult, flint, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, spring

Cullerlie Stone Circle Scotland TO27127JHP
Cullerlie Stone Circle Monolith Central Ring Scottish Historic Site Aberdeenshire lies west of Aberdeen near Garlogie off the Aberdeen Tarland Road and is Historic Scotland signposted. It is situated on the edge of Leuchar Moss. Excavated in 1934, evidence was found of cremation in a series of kerb cairns and from wood charcoal analysis it is suggested this occurred at different times in history. Dated from 2nd Millennium BC, it is argued it was a later development of the more common Recumbent Stone Circles. This site is cared for by Historic Scotland and is open to the public with easy access from the nearby public road.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Garlogie, Cullerlie, Leuchar, Moss, Gordon, Standing, Stones, Circle, Ring, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, later, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, charcoal, oak, willow, dating, monument, altar, flankers, monolith, monoliths, cemetery, cremation, burial, cult, flint, quartz, granite,

Cothiemuir Stone Circle Scotland VS2540JHP
Scottish Ancient Cothiemuir Recumbent Stone Circle Altar Flankers Keig Donside Aberdeenshire and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Cothiemuir, Insch, Inverurie, Keig, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, monolith, quartz, granite, generation, death, ceremony, construction, forest, summer

Broomend of Crichie Henge TO187055JHP
Broomend Crichie Henge Stones Monoliths Pictish Symbol Stone Aberdeenshire Inverurie is located to the south of Inverurie above the River Don and is part of large late neolithic ceremonial centre now mostly destroyed. The henge was recently excavated by Reading University and further buried cremated bones in Beaker pottery urns were found supporting previous finds made in Victorian times
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Port, Elphinstone, Broomend, Crichie, River, Don, ceremonial, centre, Henge, Standing, Stones, Pictish, symbol, carvings, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, landscape, excavation, Reading University, urns, Beaker, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, avenue, monoliths,

Aikey Brae Stone Circle Scotland TO188061JHP
Aikey Brae Recumbent Stone Flankers Circle Aberdeenshire Buchan Scotland Photo dominate the foreground of this view of a typical recumbent stone circle and the most intact in Buchan, situated on Parkhouse Hill, west of Old Deer in northern Aberdeenshire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Aikey Brae, Parkhouse, Hill, Old Deer, Mintlaw, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, circular, hilltop, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, burial, cremation, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, lunar, stellar, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, summer

Aikey Brae Stone Circle Scotland TO188057JHP
Aikey Brae Recumbent Stone Circle Buchan Aberdeenshire Summer Photo Monoliths lie in front with the equally huge altar stone and flankers to the distant left and is a typical recumbent stone circle and the most intact in Buchan, situated on Parkhouse Hill, west of Old Deer in northern Aberdeenshire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Aikey Brae, Parkhouse, Hill, Old Deer, Mintlaw, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, circular, hilltop, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, burial, cremation, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, lunar, stellar, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, summer

Aikey Brae Stone Circle Scotland TO188056JHP
Aberdeenshire Scottish Historic Aikey Brae Stone Circle Flanker Fallen Monolith lie in front with the equally huge altar stone and flankers to the distant left and is a typical recumbent stone circle and the most intact in Buchan, situated on Parkhouse Hill, west of Old Deer in northern Aberdeenshire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Aikey Brae, Parkhouse, Hill, Old Deer, Mintlaw, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, circular, hilltop, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, burial, cremation, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, lunar, stellar, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, summer

Aikey Brae Stone Circle Scotland TO188053JHP
Buchan Scotland Aberdeenshire Aikey Brae Granite Monoliths Stone Circle Ring lie in front with the equally huge altar stone and flattened flanker to the left and is a typical recumbent stone circle and the most intact in Buchan, situated on Parkhouse Hill, west of Old Deer in northern Aberdeenshire.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Aikey Brae, Parkhouse, Hill, Old Deer, Mintlaw, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, circular, hilltop, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, burial, cremation, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, lunar, stellar, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, summer

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