Sheldon stone circle
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| Location | near Oldmeldrum |
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| Region | Aberdeenshire |
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| Type | Recumbent stone circle |
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| Public access | Yes |
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Official name | Sheldon, stone circle |
| Type | Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring |
| Designated | 17 August 1925 |
| Reference no. | Template:Historic Environment Scotland |
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Sheldon stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle located to the south of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Description
Sheldon stone circle is also known as Sheildon, Shelden, Shieldon, Sheldon of Bourtie and Sheldon of Bourtree.[1][2] It is located north of Sheldon farm and lies to the south of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire. Sitting on a knoll, it is a scheduled ancient monument.[3]
The circle has five remaining stones, with two outliers. It is 24 metres in diameter.[4] Researchers followed Alexander Keiller in positing that Sheldon was a recumbent stone circle, despite there being no remaining recumbent. Recent work by Historic Environment Scotland suggests the circle was not a recumbent stone circle.[4]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sweet, Andy. "Sheldon". Stravaiging Around Scotland. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ruggles, Clive (13 February 2003). Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-521-53130-6. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sheldon, stone circle 180m N of (SM45)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Welfare, Adam (2011). Great crowns of stone: The recumbent stone circles of Scotland. Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. pp. 540–541. ISBN 9781902419558.
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