2015

NJ8844 : Auchmaliddie Recumbent Stone Circle (3)

taken 9 years ago, near to New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Auchmaliddie Recumbent Stone Circle (3)
Auchmaliddie Recumbent Stone Circle (3)
These two white quartz blocks are all that remains of the circle. If all the stones were originally of the same white quartz, it must have been a particularly imposing and dramatic structure. The stone on the right is the west flanker, which has fallen to the right, and the recumbent, on the left has fallen to the left. See LinkExternal link for more information. NJ8844 : Rocking Stones
Recumbent Stone Circles

Recumbent stone circles are unique to the farmlands of north-eastern Scotland. They are so called because in a south-western or south-eastern sector of the circle they include a long low stone wedged in position so that its upper surface is horizontal. This stone is termed a recumbent.

The recumbent is flanked by the two tallest stones of the circle, and inside it there are usually two lower stones laid at right angles to the ends of the recumbent.

The rest of the stones in the circle, technically referred to as orthostats, are usually graded in height, the tallest being closest to the recumbent, and each one lower than its neighbour until the lowest stone, diametrically opposite the recumbent.

For a more detailed, and organised, article see Link


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NJ8844, 7 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Anne Burgess   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 7 May, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 May, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 8814 4486 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:29.6282N 2:11.9705W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 8813 4486
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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