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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE CIRCLE (Remains of) [Old Keig] | Stone Circle (Remains of) Stone Circle (Remains of) Stone Circle (Remains of) |
Mr William Mortimer, Old Keig Mr James Benton, Airlie Statistical Account |
053 | This Circle "is situated in a belt of wood, a quarter of a mile north-west of the farmsteading of old Keig. It is about 66 feet in diameter, and in the circumference of the circle there are two upright stones, 9 feet above ground, with an immense stone lying between them about 16 feet long, 6 feet high, and 5 broad at one end, and differing from the other in being flat at the top, of a quadrangular form and placed on the south side of the circle. This could be no rocking stone and has evidently been used as a stone of sacrifice, there being now no altar stone in the centre of the circle, if had ever been." Extract from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire. Parish of Keig, Dated 1843, Page 943. There are also two smaller stones nearer the centre of the circle, each about two feet high. |
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Parish of Keig
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 43 - Parish of Keig, OS1/1/43
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Keig.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.