Midmar: Recumbent stone circle in the kirkyard:: OS grid NJ6906 :: Geograph British Isles

NJ6906 : Midmar: Recumbent stone circle in the kirkyard

near to Tillybirloch, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Midmar: Recumbent stone circle in the kirkyard

The kirkyard at Midmar contains a recumbent stone circle 17.3m in diameter. Recumbent stone circles, a speciality of the NE of Scotland contain a huge recumbent stone with two flankers and several other stones, in this case five. The two flankers, each c2.5m high, flank a massive recumbent which weighs some 20 tons. The present church was built in 1797 when the old church near Midmar was pulled down . The old graveyard continued in use until 1914 when the new one was laid out around the stone circle.

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Grid Square: NJ6906, 27 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Martyn Gorman (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 9 May, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 9 May, 2009
Category: Stone circle (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NJ 699 064 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:8.8765N 2:29.9156W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NJ 699 064
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)