Monument record MAB27349 - HILL OF FIDDES
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Summary
Remains of a recumbent stone circle, of which two stones remain, the recumbent and the flanking upright to the west.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 24
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9351 2432 (55m by 52m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ92SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Foveran |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of a recumbent stone circle, of which two stones remain, the recumbent and the flanking upright to the west. An 18th century plan indicates the circle to have been circa 14 m in overall diameter. The stones stood on a well-defined ridge of earth and stones, with a flat and undisturbed interior.
In the dyke which had been built up against the pillar on the west, and at the east end of the recumbent stone, there stood several great stones, two of these are within a few metres of the pillar. The others on the east were both massive and numerous. The surviving west pillar and the recumbent, lying east-west, are both of granite. OS in 1964 also noted another stone 1m west of the pillar. All pillars are incorporated into a modern field wall. The large stones built into the wall east of the recumbent may have been removed from the circle.
TEMPLE, CS, 1862, PSAS 4(1860-2), 65-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1955.
COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 509-12, FIG 25-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.
KEILLER, A, 1928, FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1031.
RALSTON, I, 1992, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SANDS OF FORVIE AND THE YTHAN VALLEY (Bibliographic reference). SAB3054.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 24;
- NMR Card Number: NJ92SW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 20401;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ92SW0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM24 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20401 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1031 Bibliographic reference: KEILLER, A. 1928. FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS. 14.
- --- SAB1955 Bibliographic reference: TEMPLE, CS. 1862. PSAS 4(1860-2). 65-6.
- --- SAB232 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1902. REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581. 509-12, FIG 25-7.
- --- SAB3054 Bibliographic reference: RALSTON, I. 1992. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SANDS OF FORVIE AND THE YTHAN VALLEY.
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 12:52PM
