Monument record MAB18566 - BALGORKAR
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Summary
Two standing stones of grey granite.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 7: BALGORKAR
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7173 1251 (34m by 32m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ71SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Cluny |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Two standing stones of grey granite. They are 13m apart and about 220m east of the recumbent stone circle (NJ71SW0003). The northeast stone is a grey granite pillar speckled with quartz and measures 1.73m in breadth from east-northeast to west-southwest by 0.48m in thickness and 2.05m in height. The southwest stone measures 0.88m in breadth from northwest to southeast by 0.55m in thickness and 1.8m in height. The respective alignments of the stones indicate the pair are unlikely to be the remains of a stone circle. In November 2005, a scatter of broken white quartzite pebbles was noted in ploughsoil in the area immediately to the northwest of the pair of standing stones.
COLOUR PRINTS, COLOUR PRINTS (Ground Photograph). SAB16220.
COLES, FR, 1901, PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248, 197 (Bibliographic reference). SAB231.
NTS, 1996, Castle Fraser Historic Landscape Survey:Plans, PLANS (Bibliographic reference). SAB1310.
LANDSCAPE SURVEY
NTS, 1996, CASTLE FRASER:HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY, REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB1289.
LANDSCAPE SURVEY
Apr 22 2009 , DP 067848, DP 067848 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20515.
Feb 1 1903 , AB 2516, AB 2516 (Ground Photograph). SAB20516.
Nov 1 1984 , DW 25-29, DW 25-29 (Ground Photograph). SAB14134.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 7;
- NMR Card Number: NJ71SW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 18720;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ71SW0004;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM7 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18720 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1289 Bibliographic reference: NTS. 1996. CASTLE FRASER:HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY. REPORT.
- --- SAB1310 Bibliographic reference: NTS. 1996. Castle Fraser Historic Landscape Survey:Plans. PLANS.
- --- SAB14134 Ground Photograph: Nov 1 1984 . DW 25-29. Black & White. DW 25-29.
- --- SAB16220 Ground Photograph: COLOUR PRINTS. Colour Negative. COLOUR PRINTS.
- --- SAB20515 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 22 2009 . DP 067848. Digital. DP 067848.
- --- SAB20516 Ground Photograph: Feb 1 1903 . AB 2516. Black & White. AB 2516.
- --- SAB231 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1901. PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248. 197.
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 3:17PM
