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Field Visit
Date 20 May 2005
Event ID 1104985
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1104985
This circle has been much altered, firstly by the erection of a drystone dyke linking the six stones, subsequently by the removal of the same dyke, and finally by rabbit burrows that have extensively undermined its core. Today, the circle lies within a fenced enclosure, and the stones stand around the edges of a low stony mound, retained by a low kerb of boulders up to 0.5m high. While this gives the appearance of a cairn with a composite kerb of boulders and stone pillars, at least five of the boulders have been drilled and split, and this may indicate that the kerb is no more than the foundation of the dyke. The circle itself is not a true circle on plan, and is flattened on the SSE arc, measuring a maximum of 6.2m from E to W by 5.2m transversely.
The stones are irregularly spaced around the perimeter and are not graded in height, the tallest at 1.77m standing on the W, and the shortest at 1.01m on the SW. The other stones are rounded pillars between 1.4m and 1.56m in height. The tall stone on the W is decorated on its inner face with thirty cup marks, three of which are surrounded by a ring; its outer face has been split off more recently.
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW,ARG) 20 May 2005
