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Submitted by golux on Monday, 15 July 2002 Page Views: 7085

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cortie Brae Alternative Name: Cortes
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Fraserburgh Nearest Village: Lonmay
Map Ref: NK01015924 Landranger Map Number: 30
Latitude: 57.623128N Longitude: 1.984751W
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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.

3 Accuracy:

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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**Cortie Brae** submitted by golux : View looking SE from the farm track. On the left, the supporting earth mound sits on the skyline with the remaining stone silhouetted against the wind turbines. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire. Only one stone remains of this circle - and that may be out of its original position. It sits on a 3 feet high earth mound confined by a wall.

The New Statistical Account published in 1845 mentioned a "Druid temple on Cortes estate" which is probably this site. The Name Book (1867) said "All that remains of this stone circle are three large stones, two of which appear to be in situ, the third having been placed in the centre". The OS map of 1872 (surveyed 1870) shows the three stones. By 1904 there were only two stones, one 2ft 10in high, the other prostrate. In 1969 the OS found only "one large boulder".

This circle is not listed in Burl's gazetteer but he did mention (1970) "Cortes stone circle", citing a reference to a "Druid temple on the estate of Cortes" in the New Statistical Account (1845), and gave a grid reference of NJ9958. This appears to be a typo of NJ 99 59 which is the OS kilometre square surrounding Cortes House. The OS map of 1872 (surveyed 1870) shows no stones in this square. Burl probably meant this site (Cortie Brae), it being the only circle recorded in the vicinity of Cortes.
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NK0159 : Minor road at Spillarsford Cottages, Cortes Village by Peter Wood — by Peter Wood
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NK0159 : Lonmay village by Ken Fitlike — by Ken Fitlike
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NK0059 : Minor road passing between arable and grazing land near to Cortiebrae by Peter Wood — by Peter Wood
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NK0159 : Cortes by Anne Burgess — by Anne Burgess
©2007(licence)

NK0159 : Cortes Village by Anne Burgess — by Anne Burgess
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