OS1/1/49/9
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [nr Kinellar Churchyard] | Standing Stone Standing Stone Standing Stone |
George Milne Esqr Revd. [Reverend] Robert Fiddes Mr Alexander Watt |
065 | An upright stone near the Municipal boundary of Kintore, it is five feet in height, 2 feet broad, and one foot thick, nothing is known regarding its origin |
| STONE CIRCLE (Site of) [Kinellar Churchyard] | Druidical Temple (Site of) Druidical Temple (Site of) Druidical Temple (Site of) |
George Milne Esqr Revd. [Reverend] Robert Fiddes Mr Alexander Watt |
065 | The site of a Druidical place of worship, part of which appears to have stood in Kinellar Graveyard, into the wall of which, several of the Stones, forming it, have been built. "In the wall in the churchyard, there are some great stones, 10 feet in length, and 4 in thickness, and resting upon the side, which appear to be the remains of a Druidical Temple that once stood in this situation, Another smaller circle, of the same sort, appears to have been placed on the summit of the adjacent hill of Benachard." Old Statistical Account There is no such hill as Benachard known in the parish of Kinellar, neither is there anything known regarding the existence of a second Druidical Temple. |
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