East Aquhorthies Recumbent Stone Circle

This recumbent stone circle by Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland measures 20m from ESE to WNW by 18.5m transversely overall and is one of the few with its full complement of stones, comprising the recumbent setting on the SSW and nine orthostats. The recumbent measures about 4m in length by 1.55m in height, and its spectacular leading face is shot with white bars of quartz (slickensides). Behind the recumbent two large slabs are set on edge at roughly right-angles to it and flush with its ends. The two flankers, standing 2.5m and 2.15m high respectively, are the tallest stones in the ring, both of them aligned with the front of the recumbent and turned slightly to trace the arc of the circle. The western, which is not only slightly taller than its eastern neighbour but also more slender, displays three posible cupmarks near the foot of its outer face. To see these possible cup marks in detail see https://skfb.ly/oswTs Canmore ID 18981 SCRAP ID 3425 Location OS Grid Ref: NJ 73230 20790