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Henges
Henges are ceremonial enclosures with a bank outside the ditch dating from the late third millennium BC. The few known in the north-east are small.
Quarry Wood
This henge consists of an external bank and internal ditch with one entrance causeway on the W side. The slightly oval flat area so enclosed measures 47 m by 43 m two boulders (c 1 m high) in the SSW arc of the interior may be the remains of a circle of stones.
Directions
- 2 miles W of Elgin.
- Grid ref: NJ 185 630 - Ordnance Survey Landranger series sheet no. 28
2 miles W of Elgin boundary, turn N off A96 onto minor road. Walk E through wood for 1 mile to henge which is on S facing hill crest.
Wormy Hillock
Finglenny In Clashindarroch Forest - This is a small but well-preserved henge on a haugh at the foot of a steep-sided valley.
This is a small but well-preserved henge on a haugh at the foot of a steep-sided valley, in a typical location for a henge. The low circular bank is 16.5 m in diameter enclosing a 6 m diameter platform. There is one entrance through the bank and ditch in SE arc.
A reconstruction based on this monument can be seen at the Archaeolink Prehistory Park, Oyne.
Directions
- 3 miles S of Huntly
- Grid ref: NJ 449 307 - Ordnance Survey Landranger series sheet no. 37
In Clashindarroch Forest; 3 miles S of Huntly, turn W off the A97, on minor road to Mytice. Walk for 2 miles on track to Finglenny and through trees until just before crossing burn onto another track, leave track and go up burn side for 50 m to henge.
