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<< Our Photo Pages >> Balnacraig Stone Circle - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Balnacraig Stone Circle
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Banchory  Nearest Village: Lumphanan
Map Ref: NJ60330353  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.120982N  Longitude: 2.656775W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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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Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of a Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

Canmore 18024. "Great Crown of stones" states there is only the recumbent and three other stones, however there are several stones around which could be others. Text from Shugs.
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Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by Shugs : One of two orthostats positively identified. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by Shugs : View of the whole circle, recumbent visible centre left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by cosmic : Another piece? At the edge of the field abjacent to the copse is this stone which would make a good upright - unfortunately there was a bull in the field! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by Shugs : The recumbent now covered in moss and bird droppings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by Shugs : The second of the orthostats.

Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by cosmic : View over recumbent (5 comments)

Balnacraig Stone Circle
Balnacraig Stone Circle submitted by cosmic : Looking across from East

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