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

Submitted by thewonderer on Tuesday, 27 January 2004  Page Views: 8510

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wheedlemont
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ4797226606  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.327013N  Longitude: 2.865684W
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.
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.
no data 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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megalithicmatt visited on 2nd Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Close to Upper Ord and Wheedlemont Hill, Rhynie is one of my favourite places, so I do like these stones very much.

Wheedlemont
Wheedlemont submitted by megalithicmatt : Nether Wheedlemont stone. Its fallen partner lies out of shot to the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Wheedlemont submitted by thewonderer : Standing Stone Weedlemont Grid Ref NJ479265 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wheedlemont submitted by cosmic : Wheedlemont from West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wheedlemont submitted by cosmic : Standing stone from North. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wheedlemont submitted by cosmic : Recumbent from South. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Wheedlemont submitted by cosmic : Recumbent(?) from East.

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Wheedlemont submitted by cosmic : Horses on guard.

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Wheedlemont submitted by cosmic : Both stones from East

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Wheedlemont by cosmic on Sunday, 03 July 2005
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Only two stones remain of this circle which is in a horse paddock just off the minor road. (The horses are quite friendly). The stones don't seem to line up with each other so the supposed recumbent may just be a fallen stone which has been stabilised.
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