<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Fraser circle - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castle Fraser circle Alternative Name: Balgorkar, Balgorar, West MainCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Inverurie Nearest Village: Kemnay
Map Ref: NJ71501253 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.202657N Longitude: 2.473346W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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megalithicmatt visited on 15th Jan 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 That's Fraser with an 's', not a 'z' and often called Balgorkar anyway. One of the stones was toppled by plough a couple of years ago but has since been re-erected. The same field has two other standing stones.
Richard13 visited on 1st Apr 1998 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1997 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1997 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
TheCaptain have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5
In the same field some 220 metres East is a pair of standing stones - both about 7 feet high.
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