 Dating from approximately 2,500 B.C., Easter Aquorthies is a recumbent stone circle, one of many in the Aberdeenshire area. With a diameter of roughly 65 feet, it consists of a split recumbent stone (about 12-1/2 feet long) with two flanker stones and eight other stones comprising the circle. The 1934 excavations found pottery shards and charcoal, indicating burial cairns at the site.
About Easter Aquorthies
Megalithic Portal: Easter Aquorthies
Stone Pages: Easter Aquorthies
Wikipedia: Recumbent Stone Circles
Journey to Easter Aquorthies
The Easter Aquorthies Stone Circle is located off of the A96 onto minor road three miles west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
Ordnance Survey Map (NJ732208)
Visitors Information
Visitors information for the Easter Aquorthies Stone Circle may be found on the Historic Scotland and Aberdeenshire Council websites. General tourist information may be found on the Aberdeenshire Council website.
Additional Photos of Easter Aquorthies
Historic Scotland Sign for Easter Aquorthies
Descriptive Sign at Easter Aquorthies
Recumbent and Flanker Stones
Back of Recumbent and Flanker Stones
Stones on Raised Mound
Five of the Eight Stones in the Circle
Triangle-Shaped Stone Made of Red Jasper
Recumbent and Flanker Stones
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