Monument record MAB28436 - AUCHMACHAR
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Summary
Remains of a recumbent stone circle which has been substantially mutilated.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 5
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9485 5026 (29m by 27m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ95SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Old Deer |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of a recumbent stone circle which has been substantially mutilated. Some of the tallest stones (over 3.35 m high) were removed in 1850, from the complete circle of nine stones. It was reduced to five stones in the southwest arc by 1870. By 1884 the remains consisted of the fire-shattered recumbent still in situ, the east flanker erect and in situ, the fallen west pillar with another fallen stone resting upon it, and another erect stone in situ in the northwest arc. Now reduced to the recumbent, one upright and one fallen flanker and one other upright. Some stones are piled together at field edge. An urn fragment in Arbuthnott museum is labelled 'found in 1840 beside the stone circle at Blackhill, Auchmachar'. It is not of Bronze Age type and the find spot was probably not noted with sufficient accuracy.
PETER, J, 1885, PSAS 19(1884-85) 370-378, 373-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1415.
URN FRAGMENT
COLES, FR, 1904, STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND IN PSAS 38(1903-04) 256-305, 273-5, ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB261.
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KEILLER, A, 1927, INTERIM REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE STONE CIRCLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE AND KINCARDINESHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1033.
MOW, 1961, A M'S SCOT, 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1166.
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Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 5;
- NMR Card Number: NJ95SW11;
- NRHE Numlink: 20746;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ95SW0007;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20746 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 13.
- --- SAB1166 Bibliographic reference: MOW. 1961. A M'S SCOT. 7.
- --- SAB1415 Bibliographic reference: PETER, J. 1885. PSAS 19(1884-85) 370-378. 373-4.
- --- SAB261 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1904. STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND IN PSAS 38(1903-04) 256-305. 273-5, ILL.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 5:13PM
