Monument record MAB21794 - KINELLAR CHURCH
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Summary
Remains of stone circle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8216 1440 (33m by 32m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kinellar |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of stone circle. There is a faint trace of a possible circular crop mark in the field to the south on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1978. Only one of the stones is now set in the churchyard wall as the wall has been re-aligned. This stone is 2.9m long and 0.8m thick. The other stone, now buried in the graveyard flush with the ground, is 2.6m long and 0.8m thick. There are no other remains of the circle to be seen. The south wall of Kinellar kirkyard dyke incorporates two massive stones, and it has been speculated that they are the remains of a recumbent stone circle. The west stone measures 2.85m in length by at least 0.85m in height and 0.6m in thickness. The other lies 5.15m to the east in the angle of the wall, but little of this is visible, and no meaningful measurements could be made.
COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 503-4, FIG 20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.
Feb 8 2011 , DG3119, DG3119 (Ground Photograph). SAB13154.
Sep 21 1978 , NJ81S 2794122, NJ81S 2794122 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB12523.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ81SW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 19545;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SW0001;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19545 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB12523 Air-vertical Photograph: Sep 21 1978 . NJ81S 2794122. Black & White. NJ81S 2794122.
- --- SAB13154 Ground Photograph: Feb 8 2011 . DG3119. Digital. DG3119.
- --- SAB232 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1902. REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581. 503-4, FIG 20.
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 11:22AM
