<< Our Photo Pages >> Kirkton Of Bourtie - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kirkton Of BourtieCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Inverurie Nearest Village: Oldmeldrum
Map Ref: NJ80092488 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.314049N Longitude: 2.332172W
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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Canmore (see references below) states that this recumbent stone circle probably had 10 or 11 stones and was 22 metres in diameter. Nowadays only 4 stones survive, the recumbent measuring 4.9 metres long and 1.9 metres thick. One tall flanker stands 2.95 metres high whilst the two surviving orthostats are 2.1 metres and 1.75 metres tall. There may have been a cairn in the circle at one stage too.
Behind the circle the Hill of Barra makes a fine background with its fort atop it.
References:
Burl A, The Stone Circles of Britain Ireland and Brittany, Yale University Press, Newhaven, 2000.
Canmore: http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/19708/details/kirkton+of+bourtie/
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