Mulloch Wood - Nine Stanes

This recumbent stone circle differs from classic sites such as Sunhoney (15) and Loanhead (13) in having the recumbent and flankers set on the edge of the inner cairn, while the remaining standing stones sit on an oval outer arc c 18 m by 14.6 m.

This variation in plan suggests that this circle was built late in the sequence of recumbent stone circles. A funnel-shaped pit was found in the centre of the circle, Slab-lined and full of cremated bone.

• Nine Stanes Mulloch - 7th in a series of leaflets on the Archaeology of N E Scotland (396kb)

Plan of the Nine Stanes

Directions

• Grid ref: NO 723 912 Ordnance Survey Landranger series sheet no.s 38 and 45

C 3 ½ miles SE of Banchory. Turn W off A957 (Slug Road) onto a minor road at bridge over Burn of Skeloch. Keep SW and in 2 miles park in Forestry Commission car park in old quarry. Circle lies c 100 m up a ride N of the road. Signpoated.