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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cothiemuir Wood - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Tuesday, 31 October 2006  Page Views: 19826

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cothiemuir Wood Alternative Name: Devil's Hoofmarks
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Alford  Nearest Village: Keig
Map Ref: NJ61711980  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.267243N  Longitude: 2.636496W
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.
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
4

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SolarMegalith visited on 24th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4

pmabz visited on 1st Oct 2010 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 3 met some other stone circle enthusiast who kindeld my interest in this sort of stuff! Thanks!

megalithicmatt visited on 2nd May 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Beautiful.

PeteCrane5 TimPrevett Enki have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 3.67

Cothiemuir Wood
Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic : Cothiemuir Wood at NJ617198 in Aberdeenshire (Vote or comment on this photo)
Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire. Still imposing despite most of the east side being destroyed. Like Old Keig, 1.5 miles away to the west, this has an excellent recumbent and flankers.

Here the recumbent is some 14 feet long with both flankers being nine feet or taller.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by dooclay : Cothiemuir Wood Recumbent setting Summer Solstice 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by postman : Late May 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by postman : Late May 2008, on a beautiful afternoon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by megalithicmatt : Recumbent and flankers with the displaced cist slab in the foreground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by PeteCrane5 : Cothiemuir Wood Recumbent 2023 with trees now felled opening up more light to the stone circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by Bladup : The lovely Cothiemuir Wood recumbent stone circle.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by SolarMegalith : Cothiemuir Wood stone circle - recumbent with flankers (photo taken on September 2018).

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by postman : Cothiemuir Wood recumbent stone circle, one of the best.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by Enki : Cothiemuire Wood showing the kist burial in the centre of the circle

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic : Cothiemuir Wood at NJ617198 in Aberdeenshire (1 comment)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic (1 comment)

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic (2 comments)

Cothiemuir Wood
Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic : Cothiemuir_Wood_at_NJ617198 in ABerdeenshire is imposing despite most of the East side being destroyed. Like Old Keig (1.5 miles away toWest) this had an excellent recumbent and flankers. Here the recumbent is some 14 feet long with both flankers being nine feet or taller.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by Suncircle49 : 10:00 17June 2019 Photo showing an aerial view.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by Suncircle49 : 10:00 17June 2019 Photo showing an aerial view of the shadow of the east flanker onto the recumbent… the devil’s hoofmark.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by SolarMegalith : A panoramic view of the Cothiemuir Wood recumbent stone circle (photo taken on September 2018).

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by SolarMegalith : Cothiemuir Wood - possible cup-mark on the recumbent stone (photo taken on September 2018).

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by SolarMegalith : Cist-slab in the centre of the recumbent stone circle (photo taken on September 2018).

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by SolarMegalith : Northern part of the recumbent stone circle (photo taken on September 2018).

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by chaika : August 2015 This circle is part of a modern Green Burial Site. Person included to show large scale of recumbent and flankers.

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Cothiemuir Wood Stone Circle submitted by madmark23 : Cothiemuir Wood Stone Circle Easy to find, short walk from a car park and well worth a visit. Image copyright: madmark23, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by mattchapman : winter 2014

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Cothiemuir Wood submitted by Bladup : Cothiemuir Wood recumbent stone circle.

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Re: Cothiemuir Wood by Anonymous on Tuesday, 30 January 2024
The Painted Youths Of Cothiemuir Wood Bring Gifts And A Special Feast To The Builders Of Their New Stone Circle

I'm looking for a good song.
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Re: Cothiemuir Wood by dooclay on Tuesday, 28 December 2021
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Along w/ Boscawen Un, and Boskeddnan 9 Maidens my favourite Stone Circle yet visited at the end of a long day visiting Aberdeenshires great Recumbent Circles.
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Re: Cothiemuir Wood by pmabz on Saturday, 23 October 2010
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I thought stone circles were orignally burial sites ..?
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Cothiemuir Wood by cosmic on Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Burial areas are the Oak and Pine Wood areas of map
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http://www.nativewoodland.eu/uploads/files/Cothiemuir%20zone%20plan.pdf
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Re: Official Word on Cothiemuir Burial Ground by Enki on Friday, 09 March 2007
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I have actually visited the site since June 2006 and can confirm that, contrary to my earlier alarmist comments, the circle itself is completely excluded from the scheme. The plots are very sensitively placed within the surrounding woodland.
Although I can't fault the execution of the burial plot scheme, I still have ethical concerns about using a stone circle as the centrepiece of a cemetery. What message is this sending to future generations? ;-)
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Official Word on Cothiemuir Burial Ground by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 31 October 2006
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The official angle given here:

The natural burial ground has been approved by the planning authority in consultation with Scottish Natural Heritage, SEPA, the county archaeologist and other statutory consultees. The burial ground, which is now in use, is located well away from the stones. Any impact of the burial ground on the setting of the stones is completely imperceptible.

There are no markers within the circle - there never were going to be any markers anywhere near the stones. The distance that Scottish Natural Heritage zoned around the stones for protecting their setting and archaeology, was more than doubled, to avoid any risk of intrusion.

I would be pleased to hear from any of your commentators who have visited the site since June 2006, as I believe that contrary to the adverse (and factually incorrect) comments posted so far, there will be praise for the sensitivity of the amenity.

I would be grateful if you would post my comments on your website to balance the current postings.

Yours

James Leedam
Director
Native Woodland Ltd

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Re: Fury at plan for burial ground in shadow of the Devil's Hoofmarks by Andy B on Monday, 11 April 2005
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Article in the Press and Journal here.
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Fury at plan for burial ground in shadow of the Devil's Hoofmarks by Andy B on Friday, 08 April 2005
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CONTROVERSIAL proposals to site a burial ground next to one of the most imposing neolithic stone circles in Scotland have caused a storm of protest.

The circle at Cothiemuir Wood, a tranquil wooded glade on the Castle Forbes estate near Keig in Aberdeenshire, is widely regarded as one of the most spectacular ancient sites in the north-east of Scotland.

Flanked by seven upright monoliths hewn from red granite, the 20-tonne basalt recumbent stone at its centre is one of the largest in Britain. The distinctive markings on its outer face are known as the "Devil’s Hoofmarks".

Furious locals fear that the site could be destroyed by plans by Native Woodland, an Edinburgh company, to develop a natural burial ground at Cothiemuir Hill within 15 yards of the ceremonial site, a scheduled ancient monument.

Native Woodland, which has still to receive planning permission for its scheme, offering an alternative to the traditional cemetery, is already advertising Cothiemuir on its website as a "simply unique" burial ground, saying it is the only one of its kind in Europe.

The company is offering "rights of burial" for the interment of human ashes in plots to be laid out in concentric rings around the ancient site, and full interments in a dedicated grassland area to the east of the stone circle.

The plan has provoked an angry backlash from residents in the area, who are forming an action group to have the proposals thrown out by Aberdeenshire councillors.

More: The Scotsman
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Re: Cothiemuir Wood by Enki on Thursday, 07 April 2005
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This site is under threat - a planning application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire council to use it as a burial plot for cremations, which will involve interments and grave markers being placed within the circle!
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Re: Cothiemuir Wood by cosmic on Sunday, 25 April 2004
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