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STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) [Kintore] Druidical Temple
Druidical Temple
Druidical Temple
Mr Alexander Watt
Mr Thomas Watt
Mr James Sheppard
065 "This Circle is twenty four feet in diameter, and, as in the case of the circle at Crichie, is surrounded by a trench. In this case, however, there are no entrances to the circle passing through the trench as at Crichie, the trench being unbroken in its circuit. It is about twelve feet wide. There are now six stones remaining, but at no distant period a cromlech stood in the centre, a flat stone supported by smaller ones. At the stone which stands on the north east side of the circle, a scanty deposit of incinerated bones was found in a small round pit about two feet beneath the surface. At the stone on the east side, about two feet below the surface, an inverted urn was found filled with incinerated bones, among which appeared a small fragment of bronze. The urn was about a foot in height, narrow at bottom, and widening till near the top, when it again contracted. The contracted part at top was ornamented with some rude diagonal scores. At the third stone no remains were found, but it was the site of a rabbit burrow; and Mr Watt recollected on seeing small pieces of bones which were thrown out by them, and which, probably, formed parts of a deposit. Around the stone standing in the centre of the circle four pits were discovered, three of them containing deposits of incinerated bones, and the fourth a small quantity of charcoal and black mould. At the fifth stone a small pit appeared, containing some black mould and small bits of charcoal. All the pits were dug down into very hard subsoil, and were from eighteen inches to two feet in depth. At the sixth stone an inverted urn was found, having a flat stone upon it, but none below it, filled with incinerated bones, in which were two small fragments of bronze, very brittle, apparently from the action of fire. Close to this another inverted urn was found, having flat stones above and below it, filled with incinerated bones. This urn measured about fifteen inches in height: the diameter of the base was about five inches; diameter at the widest part below the contracted neck, fourteen inches; diameter at the mouth eleven inches. A few chips of stone for support surrounded this urn. All the urns were inserted in small round pits dug in the subsoil, and the stones which covered them were about eighteen inches below the surface. The circle is on the south slope of a little hill on a dry soil. It may be remarked that, here as at Crichie, urns were found at stones standing at the same points in the circle, that is the two on the south side. There are numerous cairns and mounds in the same neighbourhood".
Sculptured Stones of Scotland

The whole of the stones, with one exception, have been removed for building purposes.

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Aberdeenshire Parish of Kintore

DRUIDICAL TEMPLE STONE CIRCLE
Altered to Stone Circle in accordance with
order of 10th December 1864 [T.L.]

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