Monument record MAB16004 - DRUIDSTONE
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Summary
Remains of recumbent stone circle.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 20
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6153 2219 (46m by 61m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ62SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Premnay |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of recumbent stone circle. The pillar stones have fallen and the recumbent was split up and removed circa 1844. Only two stones now stand. In its present state neither the original position of the recumbent or which of the fallen stones are flankers can be ascertained with certainty. The farmer in 1901 said that urns and burnt bones had been found to the west of the stones. No trace of a smaller circle said to lie to the west.
The circle measures 14.5 m in diameter and comprising at least six stones: the two flankers (one leaning, one fallen) and four orthostats, one of which is fallen. The recumbent does not survive although a cleared boulder has been dumped in this position. Several other boulders lie along the circumference of the circle including a long dressed block with a row of wedge sockets along the north edge of its upturned face. Within the interior is a cairn circa 0.6 m high and there are several chunks of white quartz amongst the cleared stones around its western margin. The outlier is a pillar measuring circa 2.25 m in height.
AB 2898 PO, AB 2898 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20283.
LAING, A, 1828, DONEAN TOURIST, 277-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1049.
LOW, A, 1866, PSAS 6(1864-6) 218-32, 221 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1078.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No75(1867) 59 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1901, PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248, 237-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB231.
KEILLER, A, 1927, INTERIM REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE STONE CIRCLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 7-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1033.
TREVARHEN, D, 2001, SITE NOTES FROM SEPT/DEC 2000 ABERDEENSHIRE FIELDWORK (Bibliographic reference). SAB1985.
Feb 1 2000 , H 93783-6 CS, H 93783-6 CS (Ground Photograph). SAB20285.
Jan 1 1904 , AB 2968 PO, AB 2968 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20284.
May 1 1904 , AB 2505-6, AB 2505-6 (Ground Photograph). SAB20282.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 20;
- NMR Card Number: NJ62SW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 18213;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ62SW0004;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM20 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18213 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB1033 Bibliographic reference: KEILLER, A. 1927. INTERIM REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE STONE CIRCLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS. 7-8.
- --- SAB1049 Bibliographic reference: LAING, A. 1828. DONEAN TOURIST. 277-8.
- --- SAB1078 Bibliographic reference: LOW, A. 1866. PSAS 6(1864-6) 218-32. 221.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No75(1867) 59.
- --- SAB1985 Bibliographic reference: TREVARHEN, D. 2001. SITE NOTES FROM SEPT/DEC 2000 ABERDEENSHIRE FIELDWORK.
- --- SAB20282 Ground Photograph: May 1 1904 . AB 2505-6. Black & White. AB 2505-6.
- --- SAB20283 Ground Photograph: AB 2898 PO. Black & White. AB 2898 PO.
- --- SAB20284 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1904 . AB 2968 PO. Black & White. AB 2968 PO.
- --- SAB20285 Ground Photograph: Feb 1 2000 . H 93783-6 CS. Colour Transparency. H 93783-6 CS.
- --- SAB231 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1901. PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248. 237-9.
Finds (2)
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 12:18PM
