Category: Ancient sites
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Little Bin Cairns
A spot of sunshine motivates me to go for a walk in the woods so I head to Lintmill near Cullen, to inspect various features highlighted in a recent talk at the Cullen Deskford and Portknockie Heritage Group talk (events every first Monday of the month, heritage centre opening again in April – more details…
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Return to Upper Lagmore
I had a bit of a wobble the other weekend so I decided it was high time to return to Upper Lagmore, which provided me with much comfort on my previous visit. Free parking again was provided and gratefully received by the Ballindalloch distillery/golf course. From there I went up the track but turned left…
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Knock
My first visit to the mighty Knock was modest and enjoyable. I’d been wondering where to park the car to climb the hill [what would the ancients make of that i wonder]. Apparently you can use a small car park / layby at Swilebog but from there the ascent is straight up and anyway I…
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Easter Aquhorties
Again a dark visit to Aquhorties recumbent stone circle, this time by design rather than accident! I was hoping the moon was out to play so I could investigate if the ancients watched the glowing sphere roll along the recumbent stone *but* it was of course a cloudy night. Recumbent stones are characterised by always…
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Standing with Stones – A journey through megalithic Britain – The Prehistory Guys
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Raich stone circle
As I wrote over at Frendraught recumbent stone circle, which I visited earlier the same day, I parked in Forgue in the empty car park of the Scott Hall. I was still happy to be in the wood but after visiting the mess of Frendraught, I was hoping Raich would be in a better state.…
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Frendraught recumbent stone circle
I went to Forgue and parked at the Walter Scott hall (in use but closed when I was there). I walked up past the school and into the woods. On reflection, it seems a strange place to put a school – right up a hill on the edge of a village – but I suppose…
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Lagmore circles
Wow! What a fantastic way to spend a few hours on the last day of 2024 🙂 I first tried to get to Marionburgh circle but the gate was shut with a sign saying no access, I’m not sure how that interlinks with the freedom to roam but I thought I’d return if the other…
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Rhynie and more
My heritage society comrade had doublebooked himself and hence could not join the excursion so we resecheduled and I went to visit the Pictish power centre of Rhynie instead. It did not disappoint! Before moving up here, I didn’t know much beyond the blue-painted dreadlocked warrior stereotype of the Picts. Unsurprisingly, things turn out to…