Aberdeenshire HER - NO79SE0001 - CAIRNFAULD

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Primary ReferenceNO79SE0001
NameCAIRNFAULD
NRHE Card No.NO79SE1
NRHE Numlink 36695
HES SM No. 972
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of recumbent stone circle, of which only five stones remain. At least two of the stones have been removed and the recumbent is not visible. It may be hidden in a mass of stones which are heaped on the nearby wall. The north stone was removed to its present position in circa 1878 after having lain prostrate somewhere near for an unknown time. A double dyke of great extent encloses a vast heap of stones, itself and its contents probably containing the missing portion of the circle. When the dyke was built, human bones were found near the centre of the circle. There are 4 standing stones and one prostrate. It cannot be ascertained which stones are in situ.
Last Update31/05/2022
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONE-CIRCLES RECUMBENTA100
DYKESCONSUMPTION B100
BONESHUMAN C100