OS1/1/79/39
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) [Auchinclech] | Standing Stone Standing Stone |
Williamson Rust Esqr. Rev. [Reverend] James Rust. Manse of Slains |
074 | A large rough slab of Granite pronounced by the Authorities quoted to be part of a large Druidical Circle, it is about 6 feet high and forms one of several which formerly stood on the Estate of Auchinclech. the present Owner W Rust Esqr. Auchinclech states that he removed several before he was aware that it was a Druidical Antiquity he was destroying. the name "Auchinclech", ie the "Field of Stones" is partly corroborative and both Old & New Statistical Accounts refer to two Druidical Circles in this Parish of which an undoubted one appears on 74-9 and this must be the other. |
| CLOCH MORE | Cloch More Cloch More Cloch More |
William McCombie Esqr. Easter Skene John Anderson Esqr. Westhill The Parish Records. |
074 | A huge Granite Boulder around which in former days a small Hamlet or Clachan stood. this name in Gaelic means the "Great Stone or Rock" |
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[Page] 39Aberdeenshire --- Parish of Skene
[Note beside 'Stone Circle'] -
From the proprietors evidence there seems no doubt but this was a Druidical Temple and is so written on the Plans. If Standing Stone was written (Remains of Druidical Temple) should be added also.
Altered to Stone Circle in accordance with order from Southhampton dated 10th December 1864. [Initialled] TL
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CorrieBuidhe- Moderator, F Stevenson
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