<< Our Photo Pages >> Drum Divan - Stone Circle in Scotland in Moray
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drum DivanCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.734 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Moray Type: Stone Circle
Map Ref: NJ192431 Landranger Map Number: 28
Latitude: 57.470937N Longitude: 3.348815W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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Sadly this stone circle is no more. The local farmer started the pulling down the stones between 1865-1870. leaving just one stone which was finally removed in 1880. The location of the stones is the long ridge above the Cardow Distillery, hence the name Drum Divan, Drum being celtic for Long ridge.
It would have been imposing looking down towards the Spey valley and Beinn Rinnes beyond. To the east approximately 150 meters are the remains of several areas of stone clearance, normally associated with Bronze age round houses. The site was inspected by RCHAMS in 1971.
To the west is an area known as the Chapple, the site of at least three Cairns. Three of the original stones can still be seen in the area. Two with a possible third are found in the Knockando Church. They are now used as head stones, one being dated 1940 the other 1934. There is a third one also in the grave yard although the exact area this one came from is uncertain.
The forth stone lies silently by a track way about 100 meters from the original site to the north east. It seems to have been dragged down the slope by ploughing. The stone has been forcibly destroyed and only the top metre and a half remain. If you plan to visit the site then do look out for the Pictish stones in Knockando Churchyard, brought there in the 1920's from nearby Carron. They are very faded but the runic inscriptions can still be seen.
See also the remains of Pitchroy Stone Circle.
Note: A fantastic bit of detective work by Lenny. One of the Portal's missions is to track down and investigate the locations of lost prehistoric sites.
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