Scotland
North East Scotland
Aberdeenshire

Inschfield stone circle

Inschfield stone circle is a ruined recumbent stone circle situated near Insch, Aberdeenshire. Only three of the stones, including the broken recumbent stone, remain.
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Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Insch-field”, “Inschfield Recumbent Stone Circle (remains)”, “Inschfield, stone circle 300m WNW of”, and “Nether Boddam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Insch railway station and Dunnideer stone circle.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of , , . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, between and , 27 miles 47 chains from . is situated 1¼ miles south of Inschfield stone circle.

Archaeological site
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is a mostly destroyed recumbent stone circle located near in , Scotland. The three remaining stones lie close to the ruins of . It is a scheduled monument. is situated 1 mile southwest of Inschfield stone circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insch and Colpy.

Village
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is a village in the Garioch, , . It is located approximately 28 miles from the city of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , Scotland, situated 3 miles north of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Inschfield stone circle.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. Located approximately 4 miles south of , 17 mi south of Huntly and 12 mi north-west of . It is also known as Premnay, the name of the parish in which it is located. is situated 3 miles south of Inschfield stone circle.

Inschfield stone circle

Latitude
57.35302° or 57° 21′ 11″ north
Longitude
-2.62774° or 2° 37′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C9V993C+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7499460077
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q56666210
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Insch Pavillion and Insch Golf Club.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Inschfield stone circle”. Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.