Ardlair

Nearest town:
Huntly (11km NNW)
OS reference:
NJ553279
OS sheet:
37
Latitude:
57° 20' 22.1 N
Longitude:
2° 44' 33.66 W

Images

Image of Ardlair (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The eastern outlier, looking towards the western, with the circle on the hill immediately behind and Tap O’ Noth beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (17.3.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 28, 2011
Image of Ardlair (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

Zoom on the outliers from the circle. Bennachie provides the backdrop.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (17.3.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 28, 2011
Image of Ardlair (Stone Circle) by thesweetcheat

The recumbent and flankers to the right, together with a single upright, are all that remains in place. The remaining stones are a jumble now.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (17.3.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Mar 28, 2011
Image of Ardlair (Stone Circle) by greywether

Recumbent and flankers from inside the circle.

Spot the stones at right agles to the recumbent. One on the left possibly but, on the right, ...??

greywether
greywether Apr 5, 2005

Articles

Ardlair

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 23, 2009

Leave Kennethmont, situated on the B9002, using the road opposite the primary school. Ardlair farm is about a mile from here. The farmer has signposted the route. Up the hill for some pretty decent views. The two outliers are supposed to have pictish markings, but I couldn’t make out anything. Still it’s worth a visit.

Visited September 08.

Ardlair

greywether
greywether Apr 5, 2005

Couldn’t get worked up about this RSC.

It might have been the field clearance or the half-hearted flankers or the rather irritating fire-damaged and now speedboat-shaped recumbent. Nothing seemed to fit.

One interesting feature of the site should be the stones at right angles to the inside of the recumbent (unusual but best seen at East Aquhorthies) but the field clearance behind the recumbent makes it difficult to know what you are looking at.

One of the two low outliers to the SE has two Pictish symbols carved on it.

You’ll get all the usual views etc from here but, I’d suggest, not one to go for if you’re pushed for time.

Access. Easy parking near Ardlair Farm. Through one gate for the RSC and over a low fence for the outliers.

Visited 18 March 2005

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