Region : Grampian District : Kincardine & Deeside Town or village : Portlethen Grid Reference : NO 901 963 Period : Prehistory  Aquhorthies (Aquhorthies North, Auchquhorthies) RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

This is an unusual recumbent stone circle. Its ring-cairn is about 15m in diameter and is surrounded by an almost complete kerb of stones. Ten standing and two fallen stones are the remains of an original circle of 28 uprights, 23m in diameter. These stones are of red granite, except the 3m long recumbent and its only surviving flanker that are of grey granite. The flanker is connected to the inner ring-cairn by a slab. About 300m to the south there is another less intact stone circle.

Other recumbent stone circles ------------------ Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Balquhain Berrybrae Cothiemuir Wood Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Loanhead of Daviot Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce) Other sites in Grampian ---------------------- Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Auquhollie Balquhain Berrybrae Broomend of Crichie Cothiemuir Wood Cullerlie Culsh Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Glassel Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Loanhead of Daviot Memsie Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Raedykes South Ythsie Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce)