<< Our Photo Pages >> Auchquhorthies - Stone Circle in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: AuchquhorthiesCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Portlethen Nearest Village: Cairngrassie
Map Ref: NO90199634 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.058008N Longitude: 2.163365W
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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drolaf visited on 22nd Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 i parked up the road in an empty farm yard. it's about a km walk from there, along an old track (don't block this). no gates. the site is more overgrown than old photos, but someone cuts the grass now and then. Take care as it is lumpy stones under the long grass. The stones seem to be local rock, as i saw several red granite, quartz and mica encrusted stones in the field walls and clearance dumps. quite an exotic feel.
the stones are verging on monumental. a red granite west and quartz east. the west flanker is quartz and the recumbent's top is a fat quartz vein. other stones are notable for their 'pointy' ness.
stolinskie visited on 1st Jan 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The cows here were funny - every time I looked they froze, every time i went back to my RSC meditations they advanced. We made a meal of getting to the circle, climbing over some walls and fences. There's prob an easier way. A farm that used to be derelict has now been converted into residential so maybe that was the old parking spot.
SandyG visited on 21st Feb 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
megalithicmatt visited on 2nd Jan 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Vista marred by pylon lines nearby.
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1997 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
HaggisAction have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.2 Ambience: 4.2 Access: 3.4
According to Burl the original outer circle had as many as 28 stones.
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