Region : Grampian District : City of Aberdeen Town or village : Dyce Grid Reference : NJ 859 132 Period : 3rd-2nd millennium BC Tyrebagger (Dyce) RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

This recumbent stone circle lies on the shoulder of a hill north-west of Aberdeen, with beautiful views of the lowlands and the coast. The surrounding trees, visible in the photo, have been cut. The ten uprights are of red granite, while the massive 24-ton recumbent is of dark grey granite. The circle stones' heights vary from the 1m of the one opposite the recumbent to 2.9m and 3.3m of the flankers. The recumbent, leaning towards the centre, is a gigantic square slab 3m long and 3.2m 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)