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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gouk Stane (Bennachie) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 03 September 2022  Page Views: 540

Natural PlacesSite Name: Gouk Stane (Bennachie) Alternative Name: Goukstane, Cuckoo stone, Gouk Stone
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 Nearest Village: Monymusk
Map Ref: NJ693217
Latitude: 57.284884N  Longitude: 2.510895W
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
4 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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Gouk Stane (Bennachie)
Gouk Stane (Bennachie) submitted by small_adventure : Photo credit: Amy Lauren 'Small Adventures' who writes: We bumped into the wonderful Doric storyteller Jackie Ross at the Gouk Stane (Gouk = cuckoo/idiot, stane = stone). She told us about the giant,Jock (who now rests inside Bennachie), and his pal Callum the cuckoo!! (Vote or comment on this photo)
On the slopes of Bennachie, signposted just off the walk to the summit. Is a large boulder. According to legend it is said to be visited by the first cuckoo to return to Bennachie after spending winter in Africa. Other people believe that this large stone was thrown down the hill by the mythical giant Jock O' Bennachie.

The name and similar stories are applied to several Scottish megaliths one of them only about 3 miles north west at NJ 676 257 (the last surviving stone of a stone circle at the village of Oyne). Next to the Gouk Stone, is a contemporary work consisting of Carved words "THE CALLING OF THE CUCKOO IS THE OTHER SIDE OF SPRING" on a low dyke. In addition there is a carved 'egg' with an incised crack.

Source: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/bbaf/category/7/329/
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NJ6921 : The Gouk Stone by Ralph Greig
by Ralph Greig
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NJ6921 : Bennachie Colony by edward mcmaihin
by edward mcmaihin
©2011(licence)
NJ6921 : Wildlife pond by Ralph Greig
by Ralph Greig
©2023(licence)
NJ6921 : Forestry operations by Ralph Greig
by Ralph Greig
©2023(licence)
NJ6921 : Bennachie Centre by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
©2011(licence)

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