Tomnaverie stone circle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Tomnaverie is a recumbent stone circle, a kind of monument found only in north-eastern Scotland. Their characteristic feature is a large stone on its side, flanked by two upright stones, usually on the south or south-west arc of the circle. The stone circle surrounds a burial cairn dating to about 4,500 years ago. All three stones of the recumbent setting have been re-erected, the recumbent having fallen backwards and the two flankers forwards, only for the western to be displaced even further down the slope. The recumbent, which measures 3.2m in length by 1m in breadth and up to 1.15m in height, is a roughly trapezoidal block containing inclusions of quartz. It is suggested it bears bears two cupmarks, one on its relatively even summit and the other on its rear but I couldn't see them! Canmore 17006. 247 photos using Samsung S7 mobile phone.