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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wester Echt - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by Cosmic on Saturday, 27 March 2004  Page Views: 10060

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

Map Ref: NJ73840836  Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.165339N  Longitude: 2.434178W
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.
no data 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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Wester Echt
Wester Echt submitted by cosmic : Wester Echt Stone Circle at NJ739084 in Aberdeenshire is listed by the OS as Standing Stones. Only three stones are visible - one of which is toppling precariously. Burl reckons it would have had a diameter of 29m. According to the farmer's wife I spoke to it has been fenced off in recent years - the fenced off area is far bigger than the visible stones but I couldn't find any others in the gr... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Recumbent Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire

Wester Echt Stone Circle at NJ739084 in Aberdeenshire is listed by the OS as Standing Stones. Only three stones are visible - one of which is toppling precariously. Burl reckons it would have had a diameter of 29m.

According to the farmer's wife I spoke to it has been fenced off in recent years - the fenced off area is far bigger than the visible stones but I couldn't find any others in the grassed of area.
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Wester Echt
Wester Echt submitted by cosmic : Wester Echt Stone Circle at NJ739084 in Aberdeenshire is listed by the OS as Standing Stones. Only three stones are visible - one of which is toppling precariously. Burl reckons it would have had a diameter of 29m. According to the farmer's wife I spoke to it has been fenced off in recent years - the fenced off area is far bigger than the visible stones but I couldn't find any others in the gr... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wester Echt
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Wester Echt
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Wester Echt
Wester Echt submitted by cosmic

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