Region : Grampian District : Gordon Town or village : Alford Grid Reference : NJ 617 198 Period : Prehistory Cothiemuir Wood RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

This recumbent stone circle lies in a clearing among the trees in Gordon district. The circle stones are of red granite. The huge basalt recumbent is 4.2m long and it weighs more than 20 tons. The two flankers are 2.7m and 2.9m high with rectangular and triangular cross-sections. On the recumbent's outer face are some probable cupmarks, locally known as the 'Devil's Hoofmarks'. At the centre of the circle there are some loose stones and a granite slab covering a burial pit.

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)