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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Easter Aquhorthies Alternative Name: East Aquorthies, Easter Aquorthies, East AquhorthiesCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Inverurie Nearest Village: Inverurie
Map Ref: NJ73232079 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.276958N Longitude: 2.445608W
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 7th Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 4 fortuitous meeting with a geologist there-almost all the stones are of similar igneous, typical 'granite' type. Two are finer grained with striations, and the 'jasper' stone is a very different type, probably slower cooling. Views of the peak of Bennache to WNW.
DanWarrender visited on 13th Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Umbra-man visited on 20th Mar 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Umbra-man visited on 18th Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Weather opportunity for some sunrise shots near to Mid-Winter Solstice. A fine crisp frosty morning with a clear horizon.
pawel visited on 8th Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
bishop_pam visited on 12th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 10th Oct 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 A couple of miles to the west of Inverurie, in some very rural farmland, is the Easter Aquhorthies stone circle. There is a little parking area from which it is a few hundred metres walk aup the lane to the circle. While I was visiting, the local farmer was out with the BT men having his line fixed or adjusted so that he can get a proper broadband connection, if only I could get such a service. The beautiful stone circle, almost complete, is contained within a little circular walled enclosure, a bit like Boscawen-un, which although it has probably helped the survival of this sublime place, makes photography difficult. Unlike many of the others I have seen today, this one is well cared for by the Scottish authorities, and all looking very tidy. Beautiful.
SandyG visited on 21st Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
soulsurfer visited on 18th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Good circle just a short walk from the car park of a dead-end lane
ModernExplorers visited on 3rd Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 A very nice example of a recumbant stone circle
StuStuStudio visited on 29th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Very good condition. Impressive site with good ambiance.
megalithicmatt visited on 1st Sep 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Oft-visited circle.
jeffrep visited on 12th Aug 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
emerald visited on 1st Jan 2006 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Amazing recumbant atone circle, my first visit to such
I was lucky to go along with a pagan traveller who performed a ceremony there- very interesting
Richard13 visited on 1st Jan 1998 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1997 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
smithpaul visited on 1st Jan 1988 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Chrus visited on 1st Jan 0000 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Klingon visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Bladup hamilton Runemage DrewParsons rldixon HaggisAction have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.61 Access: 4.05
A very interesting circle which warrants much more study.
See the photos lower down for 2020s Spring Equinox sunrise, photographed by Umbra-man, who writes: Horizon slightly obscured by cloud, while the rest of the sky was.... 99% clear! Sub zero by a few degrees made for chilly camera fingers, but even for the ancients this must have been a special place and time of the year. In the Neolithic calendar this is the start of spring. For folk that came later (Celts/Picts/Pagans) this is the season of Imbolc.
Note: A new video by Dr John Hill taking a look at the units of length and astronomy found at Aberdeenshire's best known recumbent stone circle, Easter Aquhorthies. See the most recent comment on our page.
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