Region : Grampian District : Kincardine & Deeside Town or village : Banchory Grid Reference : NO 717 915 Period : 3rd millennium BC Eslie the Greater RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

An elliptical recumbent stone circle enclosing a later ring-cairn 18m in diameter with a well-defined central space 6.3m in diameter. Five stones out of an original eight still stand, plus the recumbent and its two flankers. The recumbent stone has a triangular section and measures 2.9m x 1.8m. Almost 1km to the north-east and 800 metres to the south-east are two other recumbent stone circles, Eslie the Lesser and Nine Stanes.

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)