Cullerlie Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire
Visited August 2015
Cullerlie Stone Circle, on a side road heading from Aberdeen to Banchory, was originally a ritual site (oh, how I hate that phrase, but needs must!), a small stone circle of 8 uprights built in the Neolithic period, about 4000 years ago. Unlike most stone circles in Aberdeenshire, this one isn't in the 'recumbent' style.
Eight burial cairns were constructed in the centre of it at a later, but still prehistoric, date, probably about 3,500 years ago, at least 5 of which contained a cremation. At about this time, most stone circles in this area were also being used for cremations.
This is pretty much impossible to reach if you don't have access to a car, and is situated right beside a working farm. But if you're in the area, maybe doing a tour of the stone circles of Aberdeenshire then make sure you include this one!
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