Region : Grampian District : Gordon Town or village : Chapel of Garioch Grid Reference : NJ 735 240 Period : Late Neolithic Balquhain RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

Only six stones out of a probable 12 originals set in a semi-circle still stand in a field on a gentle slope. The massive recumbent is of white-grained granite and is 3.8m long. On its top there is a small hollow. The east prostrate flanker bears four cupmarks. It is of whinstone, while the other circle stones are of grey granite or red quartzite. The stone to the west of the upright flanker bears 25 very clear cupmarks. To the south of the circle there is a remarkable 3.1m high monolith of gleaming white quartz (the tallest stone near the centre of the photo).

Other recumbent stone circles ------------------ Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Balquhain Berrybrae Cothiemuir Wood Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Loanhead of Daviot Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce) Other sites in Grampian ---------------------- Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Auquhollie Balquhain Berrybrae Broomend of Crichie Cothiemuir Wood Cullerlie Culsh Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Glassel Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Loanhead of Daviot Memsie Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Raedykes South Ythsie Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce)