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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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Eslie-the-Lessler-RSC-Feughside-4231jhp Esslie Lessler Bronze Age recumbent stone circle sunset Scotland Aberdeenshire Eslie Kincardineshire Scotland is one of such ancient monuments dotted around the North East and this one is located on the southern slopes of Tilquhillie Hill looking south and westwards up Feughside and the distant Clachnaben hill near Banchory on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen near Mulloch Forest. Nearby is Esslie the Greater a few fields away lower down while to the east are the Nine Staines in the Garrol Wood. Taken using a Bronica ETRSi on 3rd October 1987. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Royal Deeside, Eslie, Esslie, Greater, Lessler, Banchory, Clachnaben, Scolty, Hill, Camie, Feughside, Mulloch, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, monolith, scanned, transparency, 645, Fujichrome, October, 1987, autumn, sunset
Corsedardar Finzean 198331jhp Feughside Corsedardar hill Aberdeernshire Dardanus Scots King broken marker burial is on a popular drive between Finzean and Aboyne following the B976 westwards into Aberdeenshire. It follows the course of the River Feugh which flows into the River Dee at Banchory but the upper end starting at Finzean is famous for its connection to the snow and sheep painter Joseph Farquharson whose estate and home was located there. The broken stone partly repaired with iron bands and cement after workmen broke it is supposed to stand in its original position and across from the modern War Memorial; nearby is a Millennium standing stone. The broken stone is claimed to have marked the place nearby where an early Scottish Pictish King Dardanus was killed circa AD75, according to Hector Boece’s History of the Scots 1527, because of his cruelty and universal dislike. This whole legend is beyond determining as fact. Slightly south west downhill of this and in the forest is a Long Cairn possibly dating to c.4000BC. This photograph was taken in 2002 the last year I used slide film, either 35mm or 645 as my main medium for landscape photography. It is still representative of the general countryside despite their age and is chosen because of the lovely light and colours as it can still be on the right day. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Banchory, Feugh, River, landscape, Finzean, Clachnaben, Corsedardar, Corsedarder, hill, Dardanus, Pictish, King, AD71, Metallanus, son, brother, death, broken, stone, standing, menhir, repaired, Feughside, Birse, round, burial, Long, Cairn, ancient, mound, stones, pile, pine, forest, Forest, Birse, countryside, rural, nature, summer, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sun, sunshine, blue, sky, July, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Corsedardar Finzean 198323jhp Feughside Corsedardar War Memorial Dardanus King broken marker burial is on a popular drive between Finzean and Aboyne following the B976 westwards into Aberdeenshire. It follows the course of the River Feugh which flows into the River Dee at Banchory but the upper end starting at Finzean is famous for its connection to the snow and sheep painter Joseph Farquharson whose estate and home was located there. The broken stone partly repaired with iron bands and cement after workmen broke it is supposed to stand in its original position and across from the modern War Memorial; nearby is a Millennium standing stone. The broken stone is claimed to have marked the place nearby where an early Scottish Pictish King Dardanus was killed circa AD75, according to Hector Boece’s History of the Scots 1527, because of his cruelty and universal dislike. This whole legend is beyond determining as fact. Slightly south west downhill of this and in the forest is a Long Cairn possibly dating to c.4000BC. This photograph was taken in 2002 the last year I used slide film, either 35mm or 645 as my main medium for landscape photography. It is still representative of the general countryside despite their age and is chosen because of the lovely light and colours as it can still be on the right day. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Banchory, Feugh, River, landscape, Finzean, Clachnaben, Corsedardar, Corsedarder, hill, Dardanus, Pictish, King, AD71, Metallanus, son, brother, death, broken, stone, standing, menhir, repaired, Feughside, Birse, round, burial, Long, Cairn, ancient, mound, stones, pile, pine, forest, Forest, Birse, countryside, rural, nature, summer, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sun, sunshine, blue, sky, July, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Kirkton Bourtie Stones 1916828jhp Bronze Age RSC Stone monolith Circle Kirkton Bourtie Bennachie ancient Scottish Aberdeenshire horizon north of Inverurie off the Oldmeldrum road and easily accessed from the road in a field. Obviously avoid damaging crops although access should be left. Wonderful panoramic views over Aberdeenshire and Donside to the south and west with the hill of Bennachie in centre distance. The general view many years after this photo to Bennachie has been ruined by an inappropriately situated huge metal barn and a good illustration at the thoughtless planning permission rules operated in Aberdeenshire. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Old, Meldrum, Bennachie, mountain, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, barley, harvest, countryside, wild, clouds, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Kirkton Bourtie Stones 1916811jhp Bronze Age Recumbent Stone Circle Kirkton Bourtie Aberdeenshire Bennachie barley field Scotland ruins horizon north of Inverurie off the Oldmeldrum road and easily accessed from the road in a field. Obviously avoid damaging crops although access should be left. Wonderful panoramic views over Aberdeenshire and Donside to the south and west with the hill of Bennachie in centre distance. The general view many years after this photo to Bennachie has been ruined by an inappropriately situated huge metal barn and a good illustration at the thoughtless planning permission rules operated in Aberdeenshire. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Old, Meldrum, Bennachie, mountain, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, barley, harvest, countryside, wild, clouds, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917336jhp Glassel Stones stone circle Scotland forest setting sunlight mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, 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, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917336Ejhp Glassel Stones stone circle Aberdeenshire Scotland forest sunlit setting mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, 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, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917335jhp Glassel Stones stone circle Deeside Scottis ancient forest setting mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, 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, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917332jhp Glassel Stones stone circle Deeside Scotland forest setting mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, 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, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Kinord Excavation bnm5680jhp Old Kinord prehistoric hut circles excavation telescopic pole camera archaeologists Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, dig, digging, trowel, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, telescopic, pole, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5679jhp Old Kinord hut circles round houses excavations archaeology trench digging Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, dig, digging, trowel, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5678jhp Old Kinord hut circles houses wall excavation trench digging archaeology Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, dig, digging, trowel, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5677jhp Old Kinord round houses excavation trench wall archaeologists moving stone Deeside Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5676jhp Old Kinord hut circles excavation trench overgrown Scottish prehistoric archaeology Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5675jhp Old Kinord hut circles roundhouses woodland stone walls large Deeside Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5674jhp Old Kinord hut circles round houses stones entrance prehistoric history archaeology Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Kinord Excavation bnm5672jhp Old Kinord hut circles round houses excavation prehistoric archaeology Deeside Grampian Scotland an excavation with a renewed investigation and assessment of previous excavations undertaken at this area around the shores of Loch Kinord and Davan by Aberdeenshire Council, Edinburgh and Reading Universities in the October of 2016. A prehistoric site of round houses or hut circles and souterrains [earth houses], buried stone lined chambers used for food storage and associated with settled occupation around an adjacent field system with additional food sourced from the lochs. There is a crannog in Loch Kinord. Generally dating from 2nd century BC through to 3rd Century AD little in the way of artefacts has ever been found. However these are substantial structures and a new one was identified in addition to those originally identified and modern techniques such as drone have allowed a more accurate overview of the area to be made and further modern soil and plant life analysis has added to the overall knowledge of the site and this period of man’s early Deeside history. Nearby is of course the very spectacular Bronze Age hilltop Recumbent Stone Circle at Tomnaverie excavated and partially restored by Reading University over two seasons in 1999 and 2000. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Aboyne, Tarland, Lochnagar, Morven, Loch, Kinord, Kinnord, old, new, hut, circles, enclosures, field, system, round, houses, souterrains, earth, houses, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, archaeologists, equipment, trench, stones, excavation, investigation, assessment, historical, analysis, modern, techniques, Reading, Edinburgh, University, ancestors, antiquity, community, field, system, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, cloudy, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, lake, marshy, forest, silver, birch, DSLR, D700, Nikon, digital, photograph, photo, October, 2016, autumn
Maidenstone East Face asd8367jhp Maiden Stone Cross-slab Scottish Pictish Christian symbol carved ancient east face relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Note the exif in this image shows 2012-it should be 2013. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Maidenstone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, landscape, summer, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected, June, 2013, Nikon, D700, DSLR, camera, digital, photograph, upright
Maidenstone East Face asd8364jhp Maiden Stone Cross-slab east face roadside Aberdeenshire Scotland Pictish Christian symbol carved ancient Scottish relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Note the exif in this image shows 2012-it should be 2013. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Maidenstone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, landscape, summer, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected, June, 2013, Nikon, D700, DSLR, camera, digital, photograph
Maiden Stone vq9139jhp Maiden Stone Cross-slab Aberdeenshire Pictish Christian symbol west face carved ancient Scottish relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Maidenstone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, landscape, summer, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected
Cothiemuir RSC bnm3616jhp Scotland summer sunny forest Cothiemuir Stone Circle recumbent rear view Keig Aberdeenshire and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times. This ancient Recumbent Stone Circle with altar stone, flankers and some outer monoliths is found deep in the forest off the Keig to Monymusk Road via My Lord’s Throat which runs along the southern side of Bennachie. After leaving the main Insch Road [B992] there is a straight followed by a curve to the right round the edge of Cothiemuir Wood. Adjacent to a field looking back to Keig there is enough room to pull off the road on the verge, cross the road and there is an obvious footpath up through the many mature trees and up a gradual slope. The walk into the stone circle takes about five minutes following the footpath which meanders through the trees and past some of the Natural Burial area plots. This is a Historic Scotland protected site, it is not signed and there is no access for wheelchairs. 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, sunshine, dappled, grass, blue, sky, 2016, June, summer, digital, photograph, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Cothiemuir RSC bnm3615jhp Scotland Cothiemuir RSC woods Stone Circle Keig Donside Aberdeenshire June and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times. This ancient Recumbent Stone Circle with altar stone, flankers and some outer monoliths is found deep in the forest off the Keig to Monymusk Road via My Lord’s Throat which runs along the southern side of Bennachie. After leaving the main Insch Road [B992] there is a straight followed by a curve to the right round the edge of Cothiemuir Wood. Adjacent to a field looking back to Keig there is enough room to pull off the road on the verge, cross the road and there is an obvious footpath up through the many mature trees and up a gradual slope. The walk into the stone circle takes about five minutes following the footpath which meanders through the trees and past some of the Natural Burial area plots. This is a Historic Scotland protected site, it is not signed and there is no access for wheelchairs. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Cothiemuir, Insch, Inverurie, Keig, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, monolith, quartz, granite, generation, death, ceremony, construction, forest, 2016, June, summer, digital, photograph, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Cothiemuir RSC bnm3614jhp Scotland summer sunshine forest Cothiemuir Stone Circle Keig Aberdeenshire recumbent and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times. This ancient Recumbent Stone Circle with altar stone, flankers and some outer monoliths is found deep in the forest off the Keig to Monymusk Road via My Lord’s Throat which runs along the southern side of Bennachie. After leaving the main Insch Road [B992] there is a straight followed by a curve to the right round the edge of Cothiemuir Wood. Adjacent to a field looking back to Keig there is enough room to pull off the road on the verge, cross the road and there is an obvious footpath up through the many mature trees and up a gradual slope. The walk into the stone circle takes about five minutes following the footpath which meanders through the trees and past some of the Natural Burial area plots. This is a Historic Scotland protected site, it is not signed and there is no access for wheelchairs. 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, sunshine, dappled, grass, blue, sky, 2016, June, summer, digital, photograph, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Cothiemuir RSC bnm3613jhp Scottish summer sunshine forest monoliths fallen Cothiemuir Stone Circle Keig Aberdeenshire recumbent and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times. This ancient Recumbent Stone Circle with altar stone, flankers and some outer monoliths is found deep in the forest off the Keig to Monymusk Road via My Lord’s Throat which runs along the southern side of Bennachie. After leaving the main Insch Road [B992] there is a straight followed by a curve to the right round the edge of Cothiemuir Wood. Adjacent to a field looking back to Keig there is enough room to pull off the road on the verge, cross the road and there is an obvious footpath up through the many mature trees and up a gradual slope. The walk into the stone circle takes about five minutes following the footpath which meanders through the trees and past some of the Natural Burial area plots. This is a Historic Scotland protected site, it is not signed and there is no access for wheelchairs. 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, sunshine, dappled, grass, blue, sky, 2016, June, summer, digital, photograph, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Cothiemuir RSC bnm3611jhp Scottish summer altar flankers forest Cothiemuir Stone Circle Aberdeenshire recumbent and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times. This ancient Recumbent Stone Circle with altar stone, flankers and some outer monoliths is found deep in the forest off the Keig to Monymusk Road via My Lord’s Throat which runs along the southern side of Bennachie. After leaving the main Insch Road [B992] there is a straight followed by a curve to the right round the edge of Cothiemuir Wood. Adjacent to a field looking back to Keig there is enough room to pull off the road on the verge, cross the road and there is an obvious footpath up through the many mature trees and up a gradual slope. The walk into the stone circle takes about five minutes following the footpath which meanders through the trees and past some of the Natural Burial area plots. This is a Historic Scotland protected site, it is not signed and there is no access for wheelchairs. 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, sunshine, dappled, grass, blue, sky, 2016, June, summer, digital, photograph, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Cothiemuir RSC bnm3612jhp Scotland summer Cothiemuir woods Stone Circle Keig Donside Aberdeenshire and now the focus for a nearby natural burial site with a spiritual connection going back to Bronze Age times. This ancient Recumbent Stone Circle with altar stone, flankers and some outer monoliths is found deep in the forest off the Keig to Monymusk Road via My Lord’s Throat which runs along the southern side of Bennachie. After leaving the main Insch Road [B992] there is a straight followed by a curve to the right round the edge of Cothiemuir Wood. Adjacent to a field looking back to Keig there is enough room to pull off the road on the verge, cross the road and there is an obvious footpath up through the many mature trees and up a gradual slope. The walk into the stone circle takes about five minutes following the footpath which meanders through the trees and past some of the Natural Burial area plots. This is a Historic Scotland protected site, it is not signed and there is no access for wheelchairs. 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, 2016, June, summer, digital, photograph, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Tomnaverie RSC up757675jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Recumbent winter soft light Morven hill Scottish monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with Morven viewed behind the flankers and over the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, November, 2007, Fuji, camera, S5Pro
Tomnaverie RSC up757672jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Bronze Age Recumbent winter Morven Scotland monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with Morven viewed behind the flankers and over the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, November, 2007, Fuji, camera, S5Pro
Tomnaverie Sunset xvv0606jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Deeside colorful summer sunset clouds Scottish photo located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with its flankers and recumbent altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, upright, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, summer, sunset, clouds, pink, red, orange, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, June, DSLR, D700, Nikon, 2014
Tomnaverie Sunset xvv0616jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Aberdeenshire stones colours summer sunset clouds Scottish monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with its flankers and recumbent altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, summer, sunset, clouds, pink, red, orange, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, June, DSLR, D700, Nikon, 2014
Tomnaverie Sunset xvv0615jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Aberdeenshire RSC colourful summer sunset clouds Scotland monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with its flankers and recumbent altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, summer, sunset, clouds, pink, red, orange, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, June, DSLR, D700, Nikon, 2014
Tomnaverie Sunset xvv0602jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Bronze Age Recumbent summer sunset clouds Scotland monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with its flankers and recumbent altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, summer, sunset, clouds, pink, red, orange, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, June, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8181jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle altar flankers monolith Scottish wide view Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, panorama, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8189jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle monolith framed closeup summer Scottish Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, close, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8188jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle flankers large monolith Scottish foreground Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8186jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle flankers large close monolith Scotland Gordon district Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8184jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle summer clouds Historic Scotland Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, panorama, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8170jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle stones monoliths Scotland Aberdeenshire trees located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8176jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle stones monolith Scotland Aberdeenshire photo located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8174jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle monoliths closeup Scottish summer Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8173jhp Loanhead Daviot Stone Circle stones flankers monoliths overview Scottish Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, panorama, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Loanhead Daviot RSC wyy8169jhp Loanhead Daviot Recumbent Stone Circle stones flankers monolith Scottish Aberdeenshire located near the village of Daviot, west of Inverurie on the B9001 Rothienorman Road. Well signed from the road via the village, with a Historic Scotland carpark and easy access. One of the largest sites in the North East with evidence suggesting early use over a few centuries but possibly stopped around the Beaker period c 2000BC. There is evidence, along with much bone and skull fragments, of extensive cremation use and a possible wooden mortuary structure from the finds of postholes in the middle of the central area. One of the monoliths has five cup-marks in a line on its inner face. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Gordon, Inverurie, Daviot, village, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2011, Nikon D700, DSLR, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, cup-marks, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, enclosed, cemetery, children, skull, fragments, Beaker, pottery, charcoal, hut, mortuary, wooden, adult, bones, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, 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, clouds, white, grey
Kirkton of Bourtie RSC jkl7756jhp Bronze Age Recumbent Stone Circle Kirkton Bourtie Scottish ruins low horizon field north of Inverurie off the Oldmeldrum road and easily accessed from the road in a field. Obviously avoid damaging crops although access should be left. Wonderful panoramic views over Aberdeenshire and Donside to the south and west with the hill of Bennachie in centre distance. The general view now to Bennachie has been ruined by an inappropriately situated huge metal barn and a good illustration at the thoughtless planning permission rules operated in Aberdeenshire. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Oldmeldrum, Kirkton, Bourtie, RSC, winter, horizon, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2014, Nikon, D700, DSLR, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, lunar, stellar, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside
Kirkton of Bourtie RSC jkl7755jhp Bronze Age Recumbent Stone Circle Kirkton Bourtie Aberdeenshire Scotland ruins horizon north of Inverurie off the Oldmeldrum road and easily accessed from the road in a field. Obviously avoid damaging crops although access should be left. Wonderful panoramic views over Aberdeenshire and Donside to the south and west with the hill of Bennachie in centre distance. The general view now to Bennachie has been ruined by an inappropriately situated huge metal barn and a good illustration at the thoughtless planning permission rules operated in Aberdeenshire. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Oldmeldrum, Kirkton, Bourtie, RSC, winter, horizon, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, Ring, Cairn, ellipse, elliptical, 2014, Nikon, D700, DSLR, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, excavation, bone, radiocarbon, dating, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, kerb, radials, monolith, hilltop, cemetery, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, lunar, stellar, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside
Tomnaverie Spring jkl9326jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle flankers altar Recumbent spring snow Lochnagar Scotland located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with a distant snow covered Lochnagar mountain viewed through the flankers and over the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, wide, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, mountain, snow, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, March, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Tomnaverie Spring jkl9334jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Recumbent spring photo Scotland monoliths Aberdeenshire located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with a distant snow covered Lochnagar mountain viewed to the right the flankers and the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, upright, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, mountain, snow, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, March, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Tomnaverie Spring jkl9332jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Recumbent spring snow Lochnagar Morven Scottish monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with a distant snow covered Lochnagar mountain viewed past the monoliths and to the right of the altar stone and flankers, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC is the Hill of Morven. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, mountain, snow, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, March, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Tomnaverie Spring jkl9330jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Bronze Age Recumbent Morven spring snow Lochnagar Scotland monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with a distant snow covered Lochnagar mountain viewed to the left of the flanker and Morven Hill over the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, mountain, snow, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, March, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Tomnaverie Spring jkl9327jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle Bronze Age Recumbent spring snow Lochnagar Scottish located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with a distant snow covered Lochnagar mountain viewed through the flankers and over the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, mountain, snow, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, March, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Tomnaverie Spring jkl9325jhp Tomnaverie Stone Circle panorama Recumbent spring snow Lochnagar Scotland monoliths located on a small hill near Tarland on Royal Deeside with a distant snow covered Lochnagar mountain viewed through the flankers and over the altar stone, recently excavated, dated to around 1800BC and partially restored by Reading University. A modern carpark with disabled access has been provided by Historic Scotland and coach lay-by as well and is easily reached after a short climb up a prepared path. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Tarland, Tomnaverie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, ring, cairn, landscape, Morven, hill, Lochnagar, mountain, snow, covered, spring, history, Bronze Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monolith, hilltop, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, antiquity, cremation, blue, sky, white, clouds, March, DSLR, D700, Nikon
Migvie Cross Slab jkl9308jhp Migvie Stone Cross-slab Christian symbol carved ancient Scottish relic stands in the kirkyard of Migvie Church and is easily accessible for the casual visitor. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on gneiss stone, 2 metres high, similar to that at Kinord but held to be of inferior quality. The interlaced filled cross appears crudely squeezed into the stone but has interesting circular projections at the top, suggestive of something hanged. There are also iconic symbols carved into the angles of the cross, namely horseshoe, V-rod, double disc, Z-rod and a pair of shears as well as a horse and rider. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Migvie, symbol, Stone, Logie, Coldstone, Tarland, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, wide, landscape, spring, ring-headed, cross, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, V-road, Z-rod, churchyard, kirk, yew, trees, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, Historic, council, public, access
Migvie Cross Slab jkl9301jhp Migvie Stone Cross-slab Deeside Scotland Pictish Christian symbol carved ancient Scottish relic stands in the kirkyard of Migvie Church and is easily accessible for the casual visitor. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on gneiss stone, 2 metres high, similar to that at Kinord but held to be of inferior quality. The interlaced filled cross appears crudely squeezed into the stone but has interesting circular projections at the top, suggestive of something hanged. There are also iconic symbols carved into the angles of the cross, namely horseshoe, V-rod, double disc, Z-rod and a pair of shears as well as a horse and rider. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Migvie, symbol, Stone, Logie, Coldstone, Tarland, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, spring, ring-headed, cross, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, V-road, Z-rod, churchyard, kirk, yew, trees, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, Historic, council, public, access
Migvie Cross Slab jkl9300jhp Migvie Stone Cross-slab Aberdeenshire Pictish Christian symbol carved ancient Scottish relic stands in the kirkyard of Migvie Church and is easily accessible for the casual visitor. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on gneiss stone, 2 metres high, similar to that at Kinord but held to be of inferior quality. The interlaced filled cross appears crudely squeezed into the stone but has interesting circular projections at the top, suggestive of something hanged. There are also iconic symbols carved into the angles of the cross, namely horseshoe, V-rod, double disc, Z-rod and a pair of shears as well as a horse and rider. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Migvie, symbol, Stone, Logie, Coldstone, Tarland, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, landscape, spring, ring-headed, cross, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, V-road, Z-rod, churchyard, kirk, yew, trees, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, Historic, council, public, access
Maidenstone Stone Carving jkl8787jhp Maiden Stone Cross-slab side edge carved interlace Donside Pictish Christian symbol carved ancient Scottish relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, spring, edge, detail, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected
Maidenstone Stone Carving jkl8785jhp Maiden Stone closeup mirror comb Pictish Christian Scottish symbol carved ancient relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, closeup, landscape, spring, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected
Maidenstone Stone Carving jkl8784jhp Maiden Stone beast granite carved Scotland Aberdeenshire Pictish Christian symbol ancient relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, close, detail, landscape, spring, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, beast, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected
Maidenstone Stone Carving jkl8783jhp Maiden Stone east face carvings details Pictish Christian symbol Scottish relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, spring, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected
Maidenstone Stone Carving jkl8781jhp Maiden Stone Cross-slab east face spring Scotland Pictish Christian symbol carved ancient Scottish relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, upright, spring, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected
Maidenstone Stone Bennachie jkl8779jhp Maiden Stone Cross-slab Bennachie summit spring Pictish Christian carved ancient Scottish relic stands by the roadside near Pitcaple and is easily accessible for the causal visit from a small lay-by carpark. It is thought to date from the 9th century AD with a mixture of Pictish and early Christian symbols carved on pink granite stone and is probably one of the last carved in Grampian. It is so-called after the daughter of a local landowner who died during her elopement. During the winter and spring with the trees bare of foliage it is possible to see the summit of Bennachie. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Maiden, symbol, Stone, Pitcaple, Chapel, Garioch, Donside, Bennachie, summit, tap, mither, Gordon, district, archaeology, archaeological, history, Picts, Pictish, early, Christian, granite, pink, slab, Cross-slab, west, east, face, landscape, spring, ring-headed, cross, fish, monsters, spiral, interlace, knot-work, four, incised, symbols, historic, history, heritage, double-sided, comb, Z-rod, centaur, mirror, carving, name, legend, daughter, Balquhain, death, eloping, field, countryside, farming, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, peaceful, trees, woods, Historic, carpark, council, layby, public, access, fenced, winter, covered, protected

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