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The Candle Stone, Drumwhindle

Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Site Name The Candle Stone, Drumwhindle

Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Drumwhindle House

Canmore ID 20512

Site Number NJ93SW 1

NGR NJ 9214 3485

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Ellon
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Gordon
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ93SW 1 9214 3485

(NJ 9214 3485) Candle Stone (NR)

OS 6" map (1959)

A conspicuous standing stone, 10'2" [3.1m] high.

F R Coles 1903

Candle Stone, a standing stone as described.

Visited by OS (RL) 11 April 1972.

Scheduled as 'Candle Stone, 115m W of Drumwhindle House... a single... standing stone. The upstanding monolith occupies a position 55m above sea level on a level area of pasture land overlooking the Ebrie Burn, 700m to the east. The earthfast whinstone is 1m square on plan and 2.5m in height. Towards its top, the stone widens to 1.5m before tapering again to 0.6m at its top. The stone's faces are aligned N/S and E/W.

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 16 February 2009.

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