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<< Our Photo Pages >> Image Wood - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Tuesday, 11 May 2004  Page Views: 10684

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Image Wood
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.509 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Aboyne
Map Ref: NO524990  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.079539N  Longitude: 2.786861W
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
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 3 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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megalithicmatt visited on 26th Aug 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Lovely atmosphere. The circle's origins are somewhat suspicious though.

BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1997 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5

Image Wood 25
Image Wood 25 submitted by Andy B : Part of the Burnham family holiday to Tomintoul, Moray in August 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Image Wood at NO524990 in Aberdeenshire is within walking distance of the centre of Aboyne. Follow the lane up past the cemetery and when you've crossed the stream follow the path off to the left.

Burl in his Guide to Stone Circles seems to have some doubt as to its authenticity and with it being elliptical in shape with the tallest stones on the North side one can see why.
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Image Wood
Image Wood submitted by golux : View from the NW showing the pleasant woodland setting of this odd little circle. Looking from this angle emphasises how the three stones on the N side are almost in a straight line. This circle has some similarities with the equally unusual circle at Glassel: - both are clearly neither four-posters nor RSC's (the now-recumbent stone at Glassel is shown upright in old photographs) - both... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Image Wood submitted by cosmic : Image Wood at NO-524990 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Image Wood submitted by cosmic (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Image Wood submitted by cosmic : Image Wood at NO-524990 in Aberdeenshire (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Image Wood
Image Wood submitted by cosmic : Image Wood at NO524990 in Aberdeen shire is within walking distance of the centre of Aboyne. Follow the lane up past te cemetry and when you've crossed the stream follow the path off to the left. Burl in his Guide to Stone Circles seems to have some doubt as to its authenticity and with it being ellipitical in shape with the tallest stones on the North side one can see why. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Image Wood 23
Image Wood 23 submitted by Andy B : Part of the Burnham family holiday to Tomintoul, Moray in August 2003

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Image Wood submitted by Postman : A bit of an oddity.

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Image Wood submitted by Postman : A very nice place.

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Image Wood submitted by Postman : A lovely image of stone and wood.

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Image Wood submitted by Postman : The stones stand next to a small footpath one of over a million in these small woods.

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Image Wood submitted by Postman : One red stone

Image Wood 24
Image Wood 24 submitted by Andy B : Part of the Burnham family holiday to Tomintoul, Moray in August 2003

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Re: Image Wood by TimPrevett on Monday, 10 May 2004
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What a lovely wooded setting this appears to be; one can not help but be reminded of Doll Tor Circle in Derbyshire. Or are the appearances deceptive?
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