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

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Inschfield
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NJ623293  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.352624N  Longitude: 2.628168W
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
2 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
5

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SolarMegalith visited on 18th Feb 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4

megalithicmatt visited on 29th Nov 2008 Visited many times - excellent views of Bennachie.

Inschfield
Inschfield submitted by cosmic : Inschfield with Dunnideer in background (Vote or comment on this photo)
Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

Only recumbent, a flanker and one stone in the northern part are left of this recumbent stone circle.
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Inschfield submitted by golux : View looking SW to the tower on Dunnideer Hill. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Inschfield
Inschfield submitted by megalithicmatt : Looking east with the flanker stone on the left. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Inschfield submitted by krautrock : The remains of Inschfield Stone Circle. In the background Dunnideer Hill. June 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Inschfield submitted by megalithicmatt : The flanker with Insch and Bennachie to the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Inschfield submitted by megalithicmatt : View of the recumbent setting from the south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Inschfield submitted by cosmic : Looking over recumbent

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Inschfield submitted by cosmic : The fallen and cracked recumbent

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Inschfield submitted by SolarMegalith : Inschfield recumbent stone circle - fallen recumbent and a flanker (photo taken on February 2018).

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Inschfield submitted by SolarMegalith : The North-Eastern stone with recumbent and flanker in the background (photo taken on February 2018).

Inschfield
Inschfield submitted by SolarMegalith : Broken recumbent and a flanker (photo taken on February 2018).

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Inschfield submitted by SolarMegalith : Fallen stone in the North-Eastern part of the recumbent stone circle (photo taken on February 2018).

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Inschfield submitted by krautrock : Inschfield Stone Circle. My cousin always searched for cupmarks. June 2010

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Inschfield submitted by krautrock : Inschfield Stone Circle. View over the broken recumbent and flanker. In the south Insch and Bennachie. June 2010

Inschfield
Inschfield submitted by cosmic : The fallen stone from NE of arc

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