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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Westside Stone Circle Alternative Name: WestfieldCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Aberdeen Nearest Village: Auchleven
Map Ref: NJ62832552
Latitude: 57.318714N Longitude: 2.61879W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The Westside (or Westfield) Stone Circle ("Site of") appears at NJ 6283 2552* on Westside Farm, close to the site of St.James Chapel and graveyard.
"A stone circle was removed about 1842 from this spot. Nothing of interest was found." Name Book 1867 (per RCAHMS)
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