Location
3 miles ESE of Echt. Turn south off B9119 Aberdeen/Tarland road at Garlogie, in 250m fork left; circle lies on left of road in 1km
Garlogie
OS Map Reference
NJ 785 042
Description
In a fairly low-lying location, this circle consists of 8 rough boulders set in a circle 10.1 m in diameter. The circle contains eight small cairns, that showed signs of cremations, in some of the cairns were found burnt bone, charcoal, flint tools and a fragment of pottery.
Related Information
This small circle contrasts noticeably with the typical recumbent circles of the region; it may be of a later period than them and indicate social, economic and conceptual change that occurred between the two periods. It is known that there was considerable deterioration of the climate after the Neolithic period in Scotland resulting in increased pressure on resources.
Era
Bronze age
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Photographer
- David Watson Hood
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