Greengates (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Greengates (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Greengates farm behind the stone plus some spectators.

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drewbhoy Jun 2, 2010

Image of Greengates (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

In the clump of trees behind the stone is the complete RSC at Netherton.

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drewbhoy Jun 2, 2010

Image of Greengates (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

I’m tall!

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drewbhoy Jun 2, 2010

Image of Greengates (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Looking south.

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drewbhoy Jun 2, 2010

Articles

Greengates

Standing Stone / Menhir

drewbhoy Nov 7, 2014

Sadly SC and myself found this stone ‘houked up’ and flung on a pile of farm waste. At least the stone is still there. The HS people were informed and hopefully something might be done.........hopefully!

Greengates

Standing Stone / Menhir

drewbhoy Jun 2, 2010

Heading north from Crimond take the first minor road east from the A90. The first farm, Netherton, has a complete RSC. At the next farm, Greengates (1/2 mile along the road), stop here. I asked permission from the current occupant, who rents the property, to park. He was astonished to learn that such a thing was so close to the house. He didn’t even know about Netherton or Berrybrae.

Once I was finished at being surprised I found the stone no more than 10 meters into a field containing the best behaved cows I’ve ever seen. The stone stands, a gray granite, at 11/2 meters and possibly is an outlier for the Netherton circle.

Visited 2/06/2010.

Sites within 20km of Greengates

Netherton

Stone Circle • 0.59km N

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Berrybrae

Stone Circle • 1.51km W

31

5
Cortie Brae

Stone Circle • 4.1km WNW

6

2

1
Knockmonean

Cairn(s) • 6.02km NW

6

1
Mormond Farm

Kerbed Cairn • 7.27km WSW

5

1
Ardlaw Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 7.88km S

3

1
Gaval

Stone Circle • 7.94km SW

9

4

1
Memsie Burial Cairn

Round Cairn • 8.49km WNW

15

7
Den Of Howie

Kerbed Cairn • 9km SW

10

1
White Cow Wood

Chambered Cairn • 10.57km WSW

21

3
Loudon Wood

Stone Circle • 10.62km SW

37

6

1
Greenhill

Cairn(s) • 10.7km SSW

2

1
Strichen

Stone Circle • 10.79km WSW

38

7

3
Aden Country Park

Megalithic Cemetery • 10.95km SW

1
Auchmachar

Stone Circle • 11.35km WSW

6

3

1
Auchmachar Cairn

Long Cairn • 11.49km WSW

5

1

1
Stockbridge

Cairn(s) • 11.71km SW

5

1
Aikey Brae

Stone Circle • 12.6km SW

55

2

9

2
Cairndale Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 12.73km WSW

10

1

1
West Crichie

Stone Circle • 13.14km SSW

2

1
Woodside (Maryculter)

Cairn(s) • 13.67km WNW

5

1
Castle Hill (Maud)

Cairn(s) • 13.95km SW

6

1
Meethill

Cairn(s) • 14.42km ESE

4

1
Catto

Long Barrow • 14.84km SSE

10

1

2

1
Castle Hills

Cist • 14.9km W

5

1

1
Auld Wife’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.95km SSE

1
Gallows Hill 'Hanging Stone'

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.97km W

5

1
Old Maud

Cist • 15.96km SW

6

1

1
Stoneyhill Farm

Cairn(s) • 16.1km SE

1
Law Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.13km W

4

2

1
Skelmuir Hill and Grey Stane of Corticram

Standing Stones • 16.2km SSW

3

7
Hindstones

Cairn(s) • 16.5km W

4

1
Den Of Boddam 2

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 16.67km SE

10

1

1
Corbie Knap

Cairn(s) • 16.74km SE

3

1

1
Dundarg

Cliff Fort • 16.77km W

18

3
Sunnybrae Farm

Crannog • 16.82km W

1

1
Den Of Boddam

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 16.88km SE

12

1

1
Mid-Cairneywhing

Cairn(s) • 17.17km W

2

1
Greenhill

Stone Circle • 17.38km SE

5

1

1
Humblecairn

Cairn(s) • 17.55km SSW

3

1
Dundonnie

Cliff Fort • 17.74km ESE

17

1

1
Culsh

Stone Circle • 18.06km WSW

1

3

1
West Mains

Cairn(s) • 19.26km W

1
Blockie Head

Cliff Fort • 19.55km SE

18

1
The Pot

Natural Rock Feature • 19.56km SE

6

2
Auchmaliddie

Stone Circle • 19.91km WSW

15

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