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<< Text Pages >> Westside Stone Circle - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by golux on Saturday, 14 January 2012  Page Views: 2604

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Westside Stone Circle Alternative Name: Westfield
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Aberdeen  Nearest Village: Auchleven
Map Ref: NJ62832552
Latitude: 57.318714N  Longitude: 2.61879W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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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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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ6225 : Broadmyre junction by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2008(licence)
NJ6226 : Barley Fields Near Broomend by Gilbert Scott
by Gilbert Scott
©2007(licence)
NJ6225 : Road to Broadmyre by Gilbert Scott
by Gilbert Scott
©2007(licence)
NJ6326 : Trees at Broomend by James Allan
by James Allan
©2008(licence)
NJ6225 : Broadmyre farm by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2008(licence)

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