Tag Archives: Aberdeenshire

Colpy, Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire

Posted on March 5, 2017 by megalithix

Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NJ 6411 3261 Also Known as: Canmore ID 18272 Archaeology & History Just like the stone circle a half-mile east at Kirkton of Culsalmond, nothing now remains of this megalithic ring. It was first … Continue reading →

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Kirkton of Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire

Posted on December 5, 2016 by megalithix

Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NJ 6503 3293 Also Known as: Canmore ID 18243 Archaeology & History After standing at the same spot for 3000 years or more, near the beginning of the 19th century this stone circle was destroyed by the self-righteous … Continue reading →

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Hillhead, Forgue, Aberdeenshire

Posted on June 9, 2015 by megalithix

Stone Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NJ 638 367 Also Known as: Canmore ID 18237 Hillhead of Bogfouton Wether Hill Archaeology & History Described by the early 20th century antiquarian and megalithomaniac Fred Coles (1903) as being situated “about 1¼ … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Stone Circles | Tagged Aberdeenshire, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, earth mysteries, Fermartyn, Forgue, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stone Circles | Leave a comment

Elphillock, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire

Posted on April 11, 2011 by megalithix

Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NJ 4907 1274 Also Known as: Elf Hillock Elphhillock Archaeology & History There is some confusion as to whether this mound of earth, barely four feet high but some 50 feet across, is actually prehistoric. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Aberdeenshire, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland | Tagged Aberdeenshire, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial mounds, cairns, faerie, fairies, folklore, Kildrummy, Milltown of Towie, Milton of Cushnie, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Kelpie’s Stane, Corgarff, Aberdeenshire

Posted on October 14, 2008 by megalithix

Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – NJ 264 087 Also known as: Kelpie Stone Folklore The old Scottish folklorist, A.A. MacGregor, described this legendary rock, “by the Bridge of Luib, on the River Don,” in his classic Peat Fire Flame. … Continue reading →

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Battle Hill Dolmen, Huntly, Aberdeenshire

Posted on September 14, 2008 by megalithix

Cairn (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NJ 542 401 Archaeology & History In a short article, ‘Dolmens in Scotland’, written by Dr H.O. Forbes in the esteemed Antiquity journal of June 1929, Dr Forbes reported the former existence of a … Continue reading →