Monument record MAB16484 - YONDER BOGNIE
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Summary
A recumbent stone circle of large whinstone boulders.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 56
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6006 4577 (46m by 46m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ64NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Forgue |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
A recumbent stone circle of large whinstone boulders. In front of recumbent are some earthfast stones which appear to be integral parts of the circle. There is no obvious ring-cairn in the interior but Coles remarked that some earthfast stones in side the circle were 'suggestive of cists'.
The ring is 19.8m in diameter. Today only six stones still stand and two others have been displaced in the northeast quadrant, the east flanker has fallen and is partly grass-covered. One stone was destroyed by accident in 1912 whilst a natural outcrop in the same field was being blasted away. The interior probably once contained a cairn but there is now no trace.
AB 2915 PO, AB 2915 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20380.
AB 2941 PO, AB 2941 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20379.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 27/02/91 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
STUART, J, 1856, SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, xxii (Bibliographic reference). SAB1800.
COLES, FR, 1903, REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142, 127-31 (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
KEILLER, A, 1928, FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1031.
MOW, 1962, A.M'S SCOT., 8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1204.
KENWORTHY, JB, 1972, RING-CAIRNS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. IN SCOT ARCH FORUM 4, 24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB998.
THOM, A, 1980, BAR 81, 184-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1922.
MacGREGOR, G, 2002, Making monuments out of mountains:the role of colo (Bibliographic reference). SAB4618.
Apr 1 1906 , AB 2429, AB 2429 (Ground Photograph). SAB20381.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 56;
- NMR Card Number: NJ64NW15;
- NRHE Numlink: 18335;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ64NW0010;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM56 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18335 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (11)
- --- SAB1031 Bibliographic reference: KEILLER, A. 1928. FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS. 13.
- --- SAB1204 Bibliographic reference: MOW. 1962. A.M'S SCOT.. 8.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 27/02/91.
- --- SAB1800 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1856. SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND. xxii.
- --- SAB1922 Bibliographic reference: THOM, A. 1980. BAR 81. Y. 184-5.
- --- SAB20379 Ground Photograph: AB 2941 PO. Black & White. AB 2941 PO.
- --- SAB20380 Ground Photograph: AB 2915 PO. Black & White. AB 2915 PO.
- --- SAB20381 Ground Photograph: Apr 1 1906 . AB 2429. Black & White. AB 2429.
- --- 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. 127-31.
- --- SAB4618 Bibliographic reference: MacGREGOR, G. 2002. Making monuments out of mountains:the role of colo. N.
- --- SAB998 Bibliographic reference: KENWORTHY, JB. 1972. RING-CAIRNS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. IN SCOT ARCH FORUM 4, 24.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 12:44PM
