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Red granite stone on the north side of the circle with the recumbent stone and flankers behind on the far side of the mound. Large Image (139kb 920x759) |
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The grey granite recumbent and flankers, looking west. Large Image (102kb 900x641) |
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Looking along the horizontal top of the recumbent. Large Image (81kb 583x800) |
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Red granite boulder on the northeastern arc. Large Image (114kb 900x642) |
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Looking across the circle to the southwest. Large Image (67kb 900x701) |
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The outer side of the recumbent and flankers. The greater height of the inside of the circle can be easily seen. Large Image (87kb 900x632) |
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The outer side of the recumbent and flankers, face on. Large Image (94kb 900x641) |
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The inner side of the recumbent and flankers, looking south. Large Image (73kb 900x635) |
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Another red granite stone on the eastern arc. Large Image (108kb 900x763) |
This recumbent circle of red and grey granite boulders stands atop a natural mound. Broken urns under some of the stones suggest that this site dates from around 1500BC.
Burl reports that the mound was leveled around the recumbent stone - presumably in order to render the top of the stone horizontal. Much smaller stones were set in the interior of the circle and also around the outside of the stones to give a "paved" surface.
As with many recumbent stone circles in the northeast, the recumbent stone is aligned on a particular moonset position - in this case, the position of moonset at the major standstill.
There are a recumbent stone, two flankers, and seven other stones arranged in a 25-metre diameter circle. Three of the stones are fallen. The tallest stones are about 2 metres in height.