Auld Bourtreebush
 Stones in 2020 | |
  Shown within Aberdeenshire | |
| Alternative name | Old Bourtree Bush, Old Bourtreebush[1] |
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| Location | Scotland |
| Region | Aberdeenshire |
| Coordinates | 57°05′58″N 2°16′06″W / 57.09944°N 2.26833°W |
| Type | stone circle |
| Diameter | 25 metres |
| Identifiers | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | SM980 |
Auld Bourtreebush is a large
highlands. It is a scheduled monument
.
Stone circle
Auld Bourtreebush stone circle lies 200 metres to the west of Old Bourtreebush in Aberdeenshire and within sight of the Aquhorthies recumbent stone circle.[2] It is a scheduled monument.[3] It is 25 metres in diameter and is thought to have been composed of up to 15 orthostats, of which only four remain standing, although several others are lying fallen. Inside the circle was a ring cairn which has been destroyed over time. Whilst it was thought in the past to have been a recumbent stone circle, current archaeological opinion refutes this.[2]
Area history
Subsequent to the prehistory related to the construction of this stone circle, there is considerable
Covenanter army of 9000 men in the battle of the Civil War in 1639.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Old Bourtreebush | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781902419558.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Old Bourtreebush,stone circle and cairn 250m W of (SM980)". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Causey Mounth, Megalithic Portal, ed. by A. Burnham, Nov 3, 2007
- ^ Watt, Archibald, Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)
57°03′21″N 2°09′38″W / 57.0558°N 2.1606°W
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