Cullerie stone circle Aberdeenshire by Garlor
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Description
I was on the way the heliport and found this site, pity that I was not flying over this way.
a fairly low-lying location, this circle consists of 8 rough boulders set in a circle 10.1 m in diameter.
Excavation has established the following construction sequence:
the area was levelled
the stones erected
the ground burnt all over by bonfires of willow twigs
A pit was dug in the centre of the circle and used as a fire pit. A small cairn with a pronounced kerb was built over this pit and seven smaller cairns were constructed inside the circle on top of the ash layer.
In some of the cairns were found burnt bone, charcoal, flint tools and a fragment of pottery.
The surrounding rich farmland is now part of the Dunecht estate, but once supported the early farmers who built the Circles and carved the Symbol Stones.
Comments (5)
Broken_Sword
Fascinating info about the construction. Well captured!
fairyfreak
Goodness :0 it looks almost modern...guess that's the neat gravel. Excellent photo.
MGD
What is the estimated construction date?
Buffalo1
I can almost imagine the ancients sitting around this site. There are some just like it near my mum's old homestead in Ireland.
moochagoo
A fascinating place !