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<< Our Photo Pages >> Auld Kirk O Tough - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Monday, 15 July 2002  Page Views: 9187

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Auld Kirk O Tough Alternative Name: Auld Kirk O' Tough
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ625092  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.172096N  Longitude: 2.621794W
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.
3 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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megalithicmatt visited on 29th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Longish walk uphill needed to get there from the Corrennie Wood minor road. The site is very small and damaged from earthworks and a drystane dyke. Met an old farmer there who reminisced about long winters 70 years ago.

Auld Kirk O Tough
Auld Kirk O Tough submitted by cosmic : Reduced to this? Certainly this was all we could find> (Vote or comment on this photo)
Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

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Auld Kirk O Tough
Auld Kirk O Tough submitted by megalithicmatt : Photo looking south-ish. One of only two stones standing. A drystane dyke lines up with this stone but whether or not it stands in its original position is unclear as the site is badly damaged. A bank curves round behind the stones to the north and a vague hump, possibly the remains of a cairn, lies in the centre. The drystane dyke further down the field towards Denwell farmyard has sev... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Auld Kirk O Tough by cosmic on Monday, 11 April 2005
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According to RCAHMS this circle has been almost totally destroyed/removed.
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