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Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 06 September 2006 Page Views: 22205
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Alves Stone CircleCountry: Scotland County: Moray Type: Stone Circle
Map Ref: NJ162628
Latitude: 57.647293N Longitude: 3.405617W
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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Stone Circle in Moray. I (Andy B) spent an hour clambering up and down slopes in thick woodland looking for this circle. I eventually found some large stones lower down the hill from where I had been looking. At the time there wasn't a photo of this stone circle anywhere on the web so I'm still not sure I found it.
Lenny writes: This strange stone circle lies between two hills in a heavily wooded valley about 4 miles from Elgin in Moray. Why strange? Because although it does form a circle doubt must be cast on its position and odd construction. Forming a 10m diameter circle it has 4 upright stones, one is clearly a randomly selected stone (glacial), one has been erected. The other two have been rolled into place in quite shallow foundations. (The broadness of the stones stop them from moving). What leads me to believe that this is a fake circle are three things. 1. the circle is in such an enclosed area. 2. York Tower, a local crypt built as the last resting place for a wealthy family is built less than 200m away on top of the Hill. There is a lot of Victorian construction in the area where the builders built lifts and path ways for materials to be lifted to the top of the hill. 3. an 1873 map I have shows no sign of ANY circle in the area. To find out if this is real or fake will take an archaeological dig, but if any of you visit the site let me know your feelings. It would be interesting to get a second opinion.
Note: Never before seen on the web. Following Andy B's attempt last year, Lenny thinks he's finally found it in that wood
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