Region : Grampian District : Gordon Town or village : Port Elphinstone Grid Reference : NJ 779 196 Period : 3rd mill. BC-600 AD Broomend of Crichie HENGE, STONE CIRCLE

Inside this Neolithic henge two of the original six stones of a circle survive. The third boulder (second from the right in the photo) is a 600 AD Pictish symbol stone moved here in the 19th century. Under the two circle stones deposits of cremated bone were found. Fifty metres to the north of the henge there was once a stone circle of three concentric rings around a central cairn. A long avenue of 72 stones ran south from this old stone circle to the henge and further on. Only three stones of the avenue survive (one is visible in the background of the photo, beyond the henge).

Other henges ------------------ Balfarg Broomend of Crichie Cairnpapple Hill Normangill Ring of Brodgar (Brogar) 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)