50 Gaval

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 32 Page 366 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 20734
Parking Spot - What3Words ///state.parkland.body or digital coordinates 57.554132, -2.034555
Site location - What3Words ///mega.unspoiled.multiply or digital coordinates 57.553647, -2.034102
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 60m
Terrain - Through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep, over ladder gate.
Date first visited site 14th May 2022

Only one medium standing stone remain's with no signs of any other stones. According to Great Crowns of Stone in 1840 Gaval was as complete and as impressive as Aikey Brae with most of the stones being cleared "In about 1868 the recumbent was blasted, apparently by apprentice masons working nearby" (GCoS)







49 Netherton Of Logie

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 47 Page 408 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 21100
Parking Spot - What3Words ///archives.wordplay.resolves or digital coordinates 57.603641, -1.928014
Site location - What3Words ///menu.oiled.offstage or digital coordinates 57.604908 -1.928870
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 190m
Terrain - Farm track, through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep, over stepped stone wall.
Date first visited site 14th May 2022

If Disney did recumbent stone circles ! This is a beautiful circle and very well kept. Large recumbent and both large flankers stones still standing, eight circle stones standing and five fallen circle stones.
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48 Berrybrae

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 12 Page 308 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 21099
Parking Spot - What3Words ///moved.stopwatch.registry or digital coordinates 57.605043, -1.954131
Site location - What3Words ///eliminate.headsets.executive or digital coordinates 57.604396, -1.955540
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 190m
Terrain - Short walk along main road, through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep.
Date first visited site 14th May 2022

Large recumbent stone and one large flanker still standing with the other flanker broken half, two large circle stones standing with a the complete circle marked out by a large number of small stones. The circle is well kept, fenced with a gate and is within a large circular scrub area with some trees.
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47 The Ringing Stone

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 56 Page 440 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 17827
Parking Spot - What3Words ///manifests.violinist.riders or digital coordinates 57.493896 -2.777552
Site location - What3Words ///wiped.title.competing or digital coordinates 57.498423, -2.783118
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 770m
Terrain - Through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep, over stepped stone wall, over a couple of ladder gates.
Date first visited site 2nd May 2022

This is an elevated recumbent stone, it's sitting on top of six small stones. There's four circle stones all fallen and the closest fallen stone to the recumbent has a line of six 1" holes drilled into it. In Great Crowns of Stones there's reports of one of these circle stones being added between surveys. The original circle is clear from the raised ground.
On the way to this stone circle I noticed that there are a number of piles of stones around the neighbouring fields. Two of these piles I walked past are very large with what looks like the remains of circle stones. 






46 Rothiemay

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 57 Page 443 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 17820
Parking Spot - What3Words ///eyepieces.jousting.cooked or digital coordinates 57.526399 -2.754091
Site location - What3Words ///blotchy.goat.weeds or digital coordinates 57.526453 -2.751983
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 130m
Terrain - Through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep, over stepped stone wall.
Date first visited site 2nd May 2022

This a massive recumbent stone still standing, no flankers, four large circle stones still standing, two either side and equally spaced from the recumbent. The back of the recumbent has cup marks.

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45 Cairnton

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 17 Page 321 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 17855
Parking Spot - What3Words ///pizza.professed.chatters or digital coordinates 57.486241 -2.685946
Site location - What3Words ///mows.home.soldiers or digital coordinates 57.490365 -2.692514
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 690m
Terrain - Road, Farm Track and through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep.
Date first visited site 2nd May 2022

The large recumbent stone and one tall flanker still standing and behind both of these is a very large pile of medium and small stones that maybe broken up remains of the fallen flanker and all the circle stones or could be stones unearthed and gathered up over the years of ploughing.






44 Yonder Bognie

Great Crowns of Stone reference number - 71 Page 488 (PDF)
Canmore reference number - 18335
Parking Spot - What3Words ///numeral.briskly.timidly or digital coordinates 57.501819 -2.672013
Site location - What3Words ///arriving.bubble.craziest or digital coordinates 57.500391 -2.668047
Route from Parking Spot to Site - OS Maps
Distance from Parking Spot to site 410m
Terrain - Main Road and through field, avoid damage to crop, avoid worrying cattle / sheep, over ladder gate.
Date first visited site 2nd May 2022

The massive Recumbent Stone stands along with one flanker with the other flanker fallen back. Three large and one medium circle stones stand with about twenty large circle stones fallen most of which are in one pile along with a number of medium and small stones. This circle is in relatively good condition.

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