We visited Midmar Kirk recumbent stone circle on Sunday 18 June 2017, during a recent research visit to Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The afternoon sky was leaden, but as chance would have it, rain held off during our short visit. First impressions of this uniquely distinctive site in a rural setting were strongly influenced by its location in the grounds of Echt and Midmar parish church, along with a setting amongst recent gravestones. The web pages for the parish church here indicate: Midmar Church was built in 1787 under the ministry of Rev. John Ogilvie. It was deliberately built close to the circle -- we can't be sure why, other than that we know that the Rev. Ogilvie was interested in the monument that was believed to be a ... Read More
We visited Midmar Kirk recumbent stone circle on Sunday 18 June 2017, during a recent research visit to Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The afternoon sky was leaden, but as chance would have it, rain held off during our short visit. First impressions of this uniquely distinctive site in ... Read More