Monument record MAB18002 - CULLERLIE STONE CIRCLE
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Summary
Stone circle, which has been restored, within which are eight small kerb cairns.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 90088
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7850 0428 (39m by 39m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ70SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Echt |
Type and Period (14)
- STONE CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
- IN SITU BURNT DEPOSIT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Full Description
Stone circle, which has been restored, within which are eight small kerb cairns. The circle consists of eight stones placed around the circumference of a circle circa 10 m in diameter, the stones graded roughly in size to the north.
The interior had been levelled prior to the erection of the stone circle and later the ground was burnt over by setting fire to a pile of willow twigs. On the area so consecrated, eight small ringed burial cairns were built, five of which yielded burnt human bones and charcoal, a few sherds of pottery and three worked flints. The finding of oak charcoal in five cairns and hazel in one could indicate not all deposits were contemporary.
The central cairn is the largest at 3.5 m in diameter, and it is the only one to have a double kerb. This and six other cairns have 11 kerbstones. When J. Logan described this circle in 1820 he referred to nine other smaller circles of similar dimensions situated to southwest of circle but no trace of these remain.
Of the outer circle stones, the northernmost stone has one cup mark on lower inner (south-facing) face, the easternmost stone has one cup mark on upper north-facing face, and the southernmost stone has one cup mark on inner north-facing face. Of the inner circle stones, the easternmost stone of the central cairn kerb has one large cup-mark on its inner face.
This stone circle is seen as a later development of the Recumbent Stone Circle tradition.
AB 4833 PO, AB 4833 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20249.
E 45283 CN, E 45283 CN (Ground Photograph). SAB19977.
LOGAN, J, 1829, ARCHAEOLOGIA 22,55-58,198-202, 410 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1060.
COLES, FR, 1901, PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248, 187-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB231.
RITCHIE, J, 1919, PSAS 53(1918-19) 64-76, 64-76 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1510.
KEILLER, A, 1927, INTERIM REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE STONE CIRCLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 5-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1033.
KILBRIDE-JONES, HE, 1935, AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATION OF THE STONE CIRCLE AT LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT IN PSAS 69 (1934-35) 168-223, 215-23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB960.
SIMPSON, WD, 1943, PROVINCE OF MAR, 53-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1676.
THOM, A, 1980, BAR 81, 206-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1922.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1985, BASG (Bibliographic reference). SAB1639.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1988, THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY SUMMER CONFERENCE 1988: ABERDEEN AND NORTH EAST SCOTLAND, 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1744.
MARREN, P, 1990, GRAMPIAN BATTLEFIELDS, 11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1169.
SHEPHERD, I, 1996, ABERDEEN AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND (2ND ED), p. 156-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4829.
DALY, R, 2005, DES VOL5, 2004, p.15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4023.
survey
Aug 9 1984 , BR 6-14, BR 6-14 (Ground Photograph). SAB14034.
Aug 9 1984 , BS 1-7, BS 1-7 (Ground Photograph). SAB14035.
Jan 1 1976 , AAS/GR/76/CT198, 201, 206, AAS/GR/76/CT198, 201, 206 (Ground Photograph). SAB32459.
Jan 1 1997 , AB 4773 CS, AB 4773 CS (Ground Photograph). SAB19628.
Jan 26 1999 , AAS/99/02/G4/28-9, AAS/99/02/G4/28-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17168.
Jul 1 1902 , AB 2433-5, AB 2433-5 (Ground Photograph). SAB20248.
Jun 23 2005 , AAS/05/3/CT96-100, AAS/05/3/CT96-100 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18410.
Jun 29 2004 , AAS/04/4/CT32-3, AAS/04/4/CT32-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18062.
Mar 2 1995 , AAS/95/02/CT6, 10, AAS/95/02/CT6, 10 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19598.
Mar 2 1995 , AAS/95/02/G3/9,12-4, AAS/95/02/G3/9,12-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15677.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Guardianship Monument (National): 416;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 90088;
- NMR Card Number: NJ70SE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 18548;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ70SE0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM90088 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18548 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (24)
- --- 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. 5-6.
- --- SAB1060 Bibliographic reference: LOGAN, J. 1829. ARCHAEOLOGIA 22,55-58,198-202. 410.
- --- SAB1169 Bibliographic reference: MARREN, P. 1990. GRAMPIAN BATTLEFIELDS. 11.
- --- SAB14034 Ground Photograph: Aug 9 1984 . BR 6-14. Black & White. BR 6-14.
- --- SAB14035 Ground Photograph: Aug 9 1984 . BS 1-7. Black & White. BS 1-7.
- --- SAB1510 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1919. PSAS 53(1918-19) 64-76. 64-76.
- --- SAB15677 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 2 1995 . AAS/95/02/G3/9,12-4. Black & White. AAS/95/02/G3/9,12-4.
- --- SAB1639 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1985. BASG.
- --- SAB1676 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1943. PROVINCE OF MAR. 53-5.
- --- SAB17168 Air-oblique Photograph: Jan 26 1999 . AAS/99/02/G4/28-9. Black & White. AAS/99/02/G4/28-9.
- --- SAB1744 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1988. THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY SUMMER CONFERENCE 1988: ABERDEEN AND NORTH EAST SCOTLAND. Y. 16.
- --- SAB18062 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 29 2004 . AAS/04/4/CT32-3. Colour Transparency. AAS/04/4/CT32-3.
- --- SAB18410 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 23 2005 . AAS/05/3/CT96-100. Colour Transparency. AAS/05/3/CT96-100.
- --- SAB1922 Bibliographic reference: THOM, A. 1980. BAR 81. Y. 206-7.
- --- SAB19598 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 2 1995 . AAS/95/02/CT6, 10. Colour Transparency. AAS/95/02/CT6, 10.
- --- SAB19628 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1997 . AB 4773 CS. Colour Transparency. AB 4773 CS.
- --- SAB19977 Ground Photograph: E 45283 CN. Colour Negative. E 45283 CN.
- --- SAB20248 Ground Photograph: Jul 1 1902 . AB 2433-5. Black & White. AB 2433-5.
- --- SAB20249 Ground Photograph: AB 4833 PO. Black & White. AB 4833 PO.
- --- SAB231 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1901. PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248. 187-9.
- --- SAB32459 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1976 . AAS/GR/76/CT198, 201, 206. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/76/CT198, 201, 206.
- --- SAB4023 Bibliographic reference: DALY, R. 2005. DES VOL5, 2004. p.15.
- --- SAB4829 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I. 1996. ABERDEEN AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND (2ND ED). p. 156-7.
- --- SAB960 Bibliographic reference: KILBRIDE-JONES, HE. 1935. AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATION OF THE STONE CIRCLE AT LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT IN PSAS 69 (1934-35) 168-223. 215-23.
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 2:36PM
