Monument record MAB16086 - UPPERTHIRD
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Summary
Remains of possible recumbent stone circle, comprising two large stones within 1.21m of each other.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 52
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6775 3939 (34m by 31m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ63NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Auchterless |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of possible recumbent stone circle, comprising two large stones within 1.21m of each other. They are of extremely rugged whinstone. The surrounding ground has been ploughed to within 1m of the stones and the circle has been substantially destroyed. Although suggested that the two stones are pillar stone and recumbent, a 1928 report on the monument concluded that the two pieces were from the same stone.
AB 2928 PO, AB 2928 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20582.
COLES, FR, 1903, REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142, 101-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
KEILLER, A, 1928, FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 8-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1031.
BURL, H. A. W., 1970, RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLES OF N-E SCOTLAND. PSAS 102, 79 (Bibliographic reference). SAB107.
May 1 1905 , AB 2519, AB 2519 (Ground Photograph). SAB20581.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 52;
- NMR Card Number: NJ63NE3;
- NRHE Numlink: 18226;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ63NE0002;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM52 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18226 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1031 Bibliographic reference: KEILLER, A. 1928. FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS. 8-9.
- --- SAB107 Bibliographic reference: BURL, H. A. W.. 1970. RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLES OF N-E SCOTLAND. PSAS 102. N. 79.
- --- SAB20581 Ground Photograph: May 1 1905 . AB 2519. Black & White. AB 2519.
- --- SAB20582 Ground Photograph: AB 2928 PO. Black & White. AB 2928 PO.
- --- SAB233 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1903. REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142. 101-2.
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 12:21PM
