Region : Grampian District : Gordon Town or village : Echt Grid Reference : NJ 699 064 Period : 3rd millennium BC Midmar Kirk RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

This impressive recumbent stone circle, 17.3m in diameter, lies in Midmar churchyard, behind the 18th century church. The site comprises five standing stones, a 20-ton recumbent and its two 2.5m high flankers, carefully shaped in order to fit better against the prostrate stone. The recumbent is a huge block 4.5m in length. There was an internal cairn, removed in 1914. In the wood to the north, not far from the church, there is the Balblair standing stone, a leaning pillar of reddish granite, 2.6m high.

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)