Roddantree

Standing Stone / Menhir
NJ524421

Also known as:

Cummer's Stone

Nearest town:

Huntly (3km SSE)

OS reference:

NJ524421

OS sheet:

29

Latitude:

57° 28' 0.24 N

Longitude:

2° 47' 37.01 W

Added to TMA by

Chris

Images (10)
Fieldnotes (1)
Folklore (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Presumably modern tool marks on the boulder near the standing stone.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (4.10.2012)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2012

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Looking SW-ish.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (4.10.2012)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2012

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Cummer’s Stone and lazing companions.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (4.10.2012)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2012

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

Looking SE-ish towards the lovely Deveron valley.

Image credit: A. Brookes/AMJ (4.10.2012)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2012

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/sweetcheat

drewbhoy Oct 5, 2012

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Dec 27, 2009

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Dec 27, 2009

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Aug 10, 2009

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Aug 10, 2009

Image of Roddantree (Standing Stone / Menhir) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy May 14, 2009

Articles

Roddantree

Standing Stone / Menhir

drewbhoy May 4, 2009

Roddanstone, also known as the Cummers Stone, can be found a couple of miles south of Arn Hill and 1/4 mile to the west of the B9022. A single stone remains standing of this probable RSC, being 4 feet tall. Two other stones appear to have fallen whilst others might be glacerial or have simply been dumped in the same vicinity.

Visited 4/5/09

Roddantree

Standing Stone / Menhir

Rhiannon Feb 9, 2025

From the Aberdeenshire Ordnance Survey Name Books (1865-71).

This name is given to a standing stone 7 chains south west of Roddentree. There seems to have been a stone circle as other stones are beside this one, but are deeply imbedded in the earth. Many years ago the word ‘Cummer’ was applied to the Mistress of the house, latterly the meaning changed to ‘a worthless woman’. There are traces of a house near this stone which was inhabited by an old woman, many years ago. Hence the name.

I had a look in the Oxford English Dictionary and it has various versions of this Scottish word: a godmother, a female companion, a gossip, or a familiarly-applied word for a woman “with various local specific applications, e.g. young woman, lass, girl, witch, wise-woman, midwife, etc.” (Nothing particularly derogatory unless you mean it that way I suppose).

Roddantree

Standing Stone / Menhir

Chris Oct 11, 2006

The Cummers Stone is the sole remainder of the stone circle which once stood on this site. It is around 1.5m tall, and there are numerous other stones nearby which may or may not be related to the circle.

Sites within 20km of Roddantree

Huntly

Standing Stones • 2.4km SE

5

1

4
Battle Hill

Hillfort • 2.86km ESE

6

2
Arn Hill

Stone Circle • 3.56km N

12

2

1
Clashmach

Ring Cairn • 4.35km SSW

9

1
Clashmach Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.41km SW

8

1
Avochie South 1

Cup Marked Stone • 4.73km NNE

7

1
Avochie South 2

Cup Marked Stone • 4.75km NNE

3

1
Hill Of Avochie

Cup Marked Stone • 4.78km NNE

7

1
Avochie South 3

Cup Marked Stone • 4.88km NNE

5

1
Garran Burn

Stone Circle • 4.95km WSW

9

2
Avochie

Cup Marked Stone • 4.99km NNE

3

1
Bar Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.15km WSW

7

2
Avochie Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.18km NNE

14

1

1
Allrick Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.22km SW

7

1
Newtongarry Hill

Long Barrow • 5.5km E

4

2

1
Hill Of Milleath

Stone Circle • 5.65km W

6

1
Hill of Backside

Cairn(s) • 5.81km WSW

8

2
Backtack

Cairn(s) • 5.9km WSW

4

1
Hill Of Backtack

Cairn(s) • 6.03km WSW

7

2
Black Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.17km W

4

1
Corskellie

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.41km NE

10

1

3
Cairnton

Stone Circle • 6.79km ENE

5

3

2
Cairnborrow Lodge

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.9km WSW

4

1

2
Newton Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.05km WSW

4

1
Cairnborrow

Long Cairn • 7.07km WSW

2

2

1
Rothiemay

Stone Circle • 7.12km NNE

31

1

5

2
Glenshee 1

Cairn(s) • 7.35km WSW

4

1

1
Aswanley Wood

Cairn(s) • 7.79km WSW

8

1
Stonyfield

Stone Circle • 7.88km E

10

2

1
Glenshee 2

Long Cairn • 7.92km WSW

4

1

1
Glenshee 3

Cairn(s) • 8.08km W

4

1
Both Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.09km WSW

9

1
Monk’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.29km NW

7

2
Both Hill 2

Cairn(s) • 8.44km WSW

7

1
Westfolds

Cairn(s) • 8.5km WSW

6

1
Yonder Bognie

Stone Circle • 8.51km ENE

15

1

4

1
Cairn Of Beith

Cairn(s) • 8.55km NE

10

1
Frendraught

Stone Circle • 8.6km ENE

10

5

2
Norry Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.77km WSW

5

1
Raich

Stone Circle • 9.48km ENE

20

1

2
Hill Of Cairns 2

Cairn(s) • 9.52km NNE

4

1
Hill Of Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.53km NE

3

1
Fullerton/Bogcoup

Stone Circle • 9.63km E

2

1
The Reesk

Cairn(s) • 9.73km SW

5

1
Conjure Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.08km NNE

7

2

1
Kemps Cairn

Cist • 10.12km NNE

3

2
Hill Of Janetstown

Cairn(s) • 10.29km W

4

1
North Whiteley A

Cairn(s) • 10.41km W

3

1
Edintore

Cairn(s) • 10.51km W

2

1
Cairds Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.65km W

3

1
North Whiteley B

Cairn(s) • 10.66km W

4

1
Nether Dumeath

Stone Circle • 10.76km WSW

10

1

2
Marnoch Lodge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.85km NE

8

1
St Marnan’s Chair

Standing Stones • 10.88km NE

20

4
Auchaber

Stone Circle • 10.91km E

4

1
Hill Of Janetstown 2/3

Cairn(s) • 11.29km W

5

1
Oakenknowes

Cairn(s) • 11.48km NNW

7

2
Bellman’s Wood

Stone Circle • 11.5km NE

6

1

1
Drumel Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.5km S

3
White Cow

Natural Rock Feature • 11.67km NE

2

1

2
The Candy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.81km SSE

3

2
Cairnhead Wood

Kerbed Cairn • 12.19km WSW

5

1
South Balnoon

Cairn(s) • 12.34km ENE

5

1
Wether Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.36km NNE

1

1

1
Knock Hill

Stone Circle • 12.38km N

14

2

2
Whitehill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.4km N

4

1
Lenchie

Cairn(s) • 12.43km ESE

3

1
Battlefield

Cup Marked Stone • 12.53km NNE

3

1
Wardhouse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.7km SE

4

1
Newton Of Wardhouse

Stone Circle • 12.74km SE

6

2
King’s Chair

Natural Rock Feature • 12.83km NNE

3

1
Leith Hall Policies

Artificial Mound • 12.84km SSE

8

1
Newton Of Wardhouse Farm

Cairn(s) • 12.88km SE

2

1
Ten Rood Wood

Cairn(s) • 12.96km W

7

1
Cleanhill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.98km NE

7

1
Knock Hill

Sacred Hill • 13.04km N

22

2
White Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.1km N

5

1
Tap o’ Noth

Hillfort • 13.38km SSW

71

5

3
Wormy Hillock

Henge • 13.48km SW

12

5
Clochmaloo

Natural Rock Feature • 13.67km SSW

3

2
Craig Dorney

Hillfort • 13.75km WSW

26

5

1
Giant’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.76km SSW

7

5
Cloven Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.78km N

2

2
Logie Newton

Round Cairn • 13.78km E

6

2
Finglenny

Cairn(s) • 13.85km SW

10

1
Hill Of Old Merdrum

Cup Marked Stone • 13.94km SSW

2

1
Fallow Hill

Hillfort • 13.96km SE

5

1
Fallow Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.98km SE

3

1
Thorax

Stone Circle • 14.02km NNE

5

1

2

3
Harestane, Feith Hill

Stone Circle • 14.05km ENE

3

2

1
Newseat 2

Cairn(s) • 14.14km SSW

3

1
Newseat

Cairn(s) • 14.15km SSW

8

1
Rumfold

Cairn(s) • 14.21km SSW

2

1
Hill of Old Merdrum

Cup Marked Stone • 14.22km SW

2

1
Candle Hill

Stone Circle • 14.29km ESE

32

8
Mill of Noth

Standing Stones • 14.43km S

8

2
Ardlair

Stone Circle • 14.47km SSE

24

3

3
Colpy

Stone Circle • 14.6km ESE

1

1
Corrstones

Stone Circle • 14.94km S

24

3
Clatt Bankhead

Stone Circle • 15.08km SSE

4

1

1
Rhynie Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 15.18km S

8

1
West Drachlaw

Stone Circle • 15.22km ENE

11

2
The Peirk

Cairn(s) • 15.25km SSW

5

2

1
Altar Stone, Hillhead

Stone Circle • 15.28km SSE

2
Culsalmond

Stone Circle • 15.34km ESE

1

2

1
Newton Of Fortrie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.42km ENE

3

1
Backhill of Drachlaw

Stone Circle • 15.45km ENE

16

2

2
Stonehead

Stone Circle • 15.47km ESE

24

9

1
Ord Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.49km SSW

7

1
Upper Third

Stone Circle • 15.52km E

17

1
Fallow Hill

Artificial Mound • 15.56km ESE

4

1
Carlin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.58km ENE

20

5

3
Clatt Hillhead

Stone Circle • 15.58km SSE

2

2

1
Crofts of Shielburn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.71km ENE

6

2

1
Killiesmont

Cup Marked Stone • 15.73km WNW

2
Bell Knowe

Cairn(s) • 15.74km S

4

1

1
Upper Ord

Stone Circle • 15.74km SSW

11

2
Rhynie Graveyard

Cup Marked Stone • 15.75km S

5

2
Tofthills

Cup Marked Stone • 15.8km SSE

5

2

2
Brawland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.91km SSW

4

1
Barflats (Rhynie)

Hillfort • 15.95km S

5

2
Dunnydeer Farm

Stone Circle • 16km ESE

16

3

1
Wheedlemont

Stone Circle • 16.1km SSW

13

2

1
Inschfield

Stone Circle • 16.12km ESE

9

3
Mummer’s Reive

Cairn(s) • 16.19km E

4

1

1
Pitglassie

Stone Circle • 16.19km ENE

9

2

3
Hill Of Laithers

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.19km ENE

2

2

1
Dunnydeer

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.34km ESE

5

1
Dunnideer

Hillfort • 16.41km ESE

27

5
Daugh Of Corinacy

Cairn(s) • 16.51km SW

4

1
Hill Of Christ’s Kirk

Hillfort • 16.58km ESE

10

3

1
Tam’s Chamber

Artificial Mound • 16.78km NE

6

2
Wheedlemont

Hillfort • 16.81km SSW

10

2

2
Mellenside

Cairn(s) • 16.93km ESE

7

1
Cairn More

Hillfort • 17.25km S

3

1
Wantonwells

Stone Circle • 17.41km ESE

22

3
Mains of Hatton

Stone Circle • 17.44km ENE

10

4

2
Whitehill Wood, Cairn Ennit

Stone Circle • 17.49km ENE

2

2

1
White Hill

Enclosure • 17.66km SSE

4

1

1
Hill Of New Leslie

Hillfort • 17.71km SE

3

1

1
Smallburn

Cairn(s) • 17.74km S

5

2

1
Midtown Of Pitglassie

Round Barrow(s) • 17.81km ENE

6

1

1
The Ringing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.83km SE

3

2

1
Braehead

Stone Circle • 17.9km SE

10

2

2
Midtown Of Pitglassie 2

Round Barrow(s) • 17.92km ENE

3

1
Auchindoun

Hillfort • 18.06km WSW

19

3

1
Corrydown

Stone Circle • 18.39km ENE

12

3

1
Hill Of Rothmaise

Cairn(s) • 18.42km E

5

1

1
South Lediken

Cairn(s) • 18.45km ESE

3

1
Whitehillock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.47km SSW

5

1
Newton Stone

Standing Stones • 18.51km ESE

10

2
King’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.56km NW

6

1
Tor Sliasg

Cairn(s) • 18.61km WNW

10

1
Forglen

Round Barrow(s) • 19.47km ENE

5

1
Hawk Hill

Stone Circle • 19.52km SE

6

3
Brownhills 2 (near Ardoyne)

Cairn(s) • 19.52km ESE

2

1
Brownhills (near Ardoyne)

Cairn(s) • 19.53km ESE

4

1
The Tow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.53km E

2

3
The Good Man’s Fauld

Cairn(s) • 19.53km SE

1

1
Burryhillock

Cup Marked Stone • 19.62km ESE

4

1
Pitmachie

Cairn(s) • 19.65km ESE

3

1
North Rayne

Cairn(s) • 19.72km E

3

1
North Burreldales

Stone Circle • 19.74km NE

5

2

1
Knock Saul

Cairn(s) • 19.77km SE

5

2
Clayshooter Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.84km SSW

6

1