Archaeological sites · Scottish Highlands
Easter Aquhorthies
In or near Inverurie.
Easter Aquhorthies — well-preserved recumbent stone circle in north-east Scotland.
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Easter Aquhorthies is a archaeological in highlands. (Well-preserved recumbent stone circle in north-east Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone circle and one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected. It stands on a gentle hill slope about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Inverurie and consists of a ring of nine stones, eight of which are grey granite and one red jasper.". Coordinates 57.2770°, -2.4456°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 57.2770, -2.4456
- Official site
- www.historicenvironment.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q1278090 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Easter Aquhorthies stone circle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle 01.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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