Monument record MAB41611 - CLUNE HILL STONE CIRCLE
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Summary
Remains of a recumbent stone circle, also named Clune Wood.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 974: Clune Wood stone circle
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7947 9495 (54m by 34m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO79SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Durris |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of a recumbent stone circle, also named Clune Wood. The circle, measuring 17.5 m by 16.7 m, consists of a recumbent stone, with its flankers and six other stones, three of which have fallen with one now in pieces, all of red granite. The recumbent is on the south side and measures roughly 3 m long, 1 m high and weighs over nine tons. On its outer surface are cup-like marks, caused by weathering. The centre of the circle is occupied by a cairn ,measuring circa 15.3 m by 13.9 m, very similar to the almost contiguous ring cairn NO79SE0003 immediately to the east.
The central hollow (circa 5.48 m in diameter) appears to have been enlarged by excavations in the past. The site is in a forestry plantation, and is nearly as described by Ritchie in 1919, except that at that time only two stones had fallen, and the cairn was less mutilated and resembled more like the ring cairn that it is.
SMITH, RA, 1880, NOTES ON STONE CIRCLES IN DURRIS, KINCARDINESHIRE, AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. IN PSAS 14(1879-80) 294-309, 299-300 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1811.
RITCHIE, J, 1919, PSAS 53(1918-19) 64-76, 71-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1510.
HENSHALL, AS, 1963, CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOT 1, 400 (Bibliographic reference). SAB724.
KENWORTHY, JB, 1972, RING-CAIRNS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. IN SCOT ARCH FORUM 4, 24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB998.
THOM, A, 1980, BAR 81, 232-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1922.
Jan 1 1988 , AAS/GR/88/CT195, AAS/GR/88/CT195 (Ground Photograph). SAB32720.
Jan 1 1989 , AAS/GR/89/CT427, AAS/GR/89/CT427 (Ground Photograph). SAB32755.
Jun 28 1989 , JA 14-17, JA 14-17 (Ground Photograph). SAB33692.
Sep 15 1988 , HV 24-26, HV 24-26 (Ground Photograph). SAB33563.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 974;
- NMR Card Number: NO79SE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 36696;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO79SE0002;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM974 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36696 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1510 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1919. PSAS 53(1918-19) 64-76. 71-3.
- --- SAB1811 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, RA. 1880. NOTES ON STONE CIRCLES IN DURRIS, KINCARDINESHIRE, AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. IN PSAS 14(1879-80) 294-309. 299-300.
- --- SAB1922 Bibliographic reference: THOM, A. 1980. BAR 81. Y. 232-3.
- --- SAB32720 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1988 . AAS/GR/88/CT195. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/88/CT195.
- --- SAB32755 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1989 . AAS/GR/89/CT427. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/89/CT427.
- --- SAB33563 Ground Photograph: Sep 15 1988 . HV 24-26. Black & White. HV 24-26.
- --- SAB33692 Ground Photograph: Jun 28 1989 . JA 14-17. Black & White. JA 14-17.
- --- SAB724 Bibliographic reference: HENSHALL, AS. 1963. CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOT 1. 400.
- --- SAB998 Bibliographic reference: KENWORTHY, JB. 1972. RING-CAIRNS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. IN SCOT ARCH FORUM 4, 24.
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Record last edited
Mar 24 2026 4:07PM
