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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drum Divan - Stone Circle in Scotland in Moray

Submitted by lenny on Sunday, 18 July 2004  Page Views: 7238

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drum Divan
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.621 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Moray Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ192431  Landranger Map Number: 28
Latitude: 57.470937N  Longitude: 3.348815W
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.
2 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.
2 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
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Drum Divan
Drum Divan submitted by lenny : The View Above Cardow Distillery. Drum Divan stone circle would have been on the ridge above this Victorian Building (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sadly this stone circle is no more. The local farmer started the pulling down the stones between 1865-1870. leaving just one stone which was finally removed in 1880. The location of the stones is the long ridge above the Cardow Distillery, hence the name Drum Divan, Drum being celtic for Long ridge.

It would have been imposing looking down towards the Spey valley and Beinn Rinnes beyond. To the east approximately 150 meters are the remains of several areas of stone clearance, normally associated with Bronze age round houses. The site was inspected by RCHAMS in 1971.

To the west is an area known as the Chapple, the site of at least three Cairns. Three of the original stones can still be seen in the area. Two with a possible third are found in the Knockando Church. They are now used as head stones, one being dated 1940 the other 1934. There is a third one also in the grave yard although the exact area this one came from is uncertain.

The forth stone lies silently by a track way about 100 meters from the original site to the north east. It seems to have been dragged down the slope by ploughing. The stone has been forcibly destroyed and only the top metre and a half remain. If you plan to visit the site then do look out for the Pictish stones in Knockando Churchyard, brought there in the 1920's from nearby Carron. They are very faded but the runic inscriptions can still be seen.

See also the remains of Pitchroy Stone Circle.

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Drum Divan
Drum Divan submitted by lenny : Two of the Original stones from Drum Divan, Now in Knockando church yard. One is marked 1934, the other 1940 (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Drum Divan
Drum Divan submitted by lenny : The view from in front of where the stone circle once stood. Cardow the home of Jonnie Walker was built about 10 years after the last stone was removed. If the circle had remained it would have undoubtidly been one of the most picturesque ancient sites in the UK. Drum Divan MORAY Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Drum Divan
Drum Divan submitted by lenny : The Third stone to be found in Knockando Church. The stones have been moved several time before coming to rest here. It is Ironic to think these once symbols of a pagan religion should end up in a Christian Church. DRUM DIVAN MORAY (Vote or comment on this photo)

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