What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records East Aquhorthies as Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
East Aquhorthies is a Neolithic recumbent stone circle, likely dating to between 2500 and 2000 BCE, and may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Such circles are often associated with rituals linked to the solstices or local folklore surrounding ancestral spirits.
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Places near here
East Aquhorthies Stone CircleHeritage attraction · 7 yd
AquhorthiesRig and Furrow(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Turf Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 167 yd
NewbiggingFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 722 yd
Manar HouseCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1042 yd
KnockinglewsMountain / peak · 1139 yd
John Park Sorrie Memorial CairnMemorial · 1149 yd
WatersideCinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 1465 yd
Mains of BlackhallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Balquhain CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.7 mi
Leslie's CrossMemorial · 2.3 mi
Fetternear House and Bishop's PalaceDitch (period Unassigned), Moat (medieval), Palace (medieval), Palace (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century), Wall(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Inverurie, Inverurie AcademyNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.5 mi