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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bowman Hillock - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 18 January 2004  Page Views: 9772

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bowman Hillock
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ480398  Landranger Map Number: 28
Latitude: 57.445520N  Longitude: 2.868016W
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
 1 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.
 4 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
 3

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Bowman Hillock
Bowman Hillock submitted by Andy B : Part of the Burnham family holiday to Tomintoul, Moray in August 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire. The tops of two or three stones are just visible. They are almost completely buried in the ground.
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Bowman Hillock
Bowman Hillock submitted by hamilton : A third circle stone from Bowman Hillock Stone Circle, encrusted with moss and algae. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bowman Hillock
Bowman Hillock submitted by hamilton : Here's another Bowman Hillock Circle stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bowman Hillock
Bowman Hillock submitted by hamilton : Though it is impossible to see anything ressembling a complete stone circle here, several of the stones are of a good size, but screened from the others by rank vegetation. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NJ4839 : The Glen Burn by ian shiell
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NJ4839 : Lane leading to Wellheads by Peter Wood
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NJ4839 : Ascending Clashmach Hill by Anne Burgess
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NJ4739 : Forest edge on Bowman Hillock by ian shiell
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Re: Bowman Hillock by golux on Friday, 13 December 2013
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According to the RCAHMS webpage, this is not stone circle, merely the remains of a farmstead.
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