OS1/12/18/67
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) | Stone Circle (Remains of) |
Mr John Smith, Pitcraggie Mr James Smart Rothes Rev. [Reverend] James Gray, Minister of Rothes |
018.09 | Applied to a Stone circle Situated about half a Mile South of Pitcraggie, and immediately west of BurntKirk. There are none of the upright stones now remaining, but the base of the circle is quite entire. This place is thought by some to have been a place of Worship at an early period; and from its proximity to the BurntKirk it in someway strengthens this belief. A very old woman who lived near this place, informed Mr James Smith tenant of Pitcraiggie, that the she remembered of seeing a number of very large upright stones Standing, but were from time to time, removed by people in the neighbourhood, for the purpose of having then converted into Mill-stones, Door posts and Rollers etc. The interior of this Circle was composed of loose stones, and he thinKs as many as 600 loads of Stones were removed for the purpose of building dyKes and filling drains. The stones were all burnt and mixed with bones; and were all loose so that it only required the lowest ones moved to maKe those above tumble down From this hill the views are very extensive, To the South east, the prospect is bounded by the Mountains of Aberdeenshire While nearer may be seen Beneagan, the Laich o' Moray and a great extent of the north east Coast. |
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