Aberdeenshire HER - NJ94SE0015 - SKELMUIR HILL

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Primary ReferenceNJ94SE0015
NameSKELMUIR HILL
NRHE Card No.NJ94SE16
NRHE Numlink 20652
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Two standing stones, of grey granite. Tthe smaller stone (1.04m high 1.77m in girth) leans against the larger (1.35m high and 2.2m round its girth), which is set vertically and facing north. The smaller is prostrate, with one end supported by a field clearance boulder. The larger stone is still earth-fast but leaning over at a steep angle and kept from falling by the prostrate stone. No evidence of a stone circle. Reported to have been removed by landowner April 2008.
Last Update11/06/2020
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Artefact and Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STANDING-STONES  A100
STONES CLEARANCEB100