Greenland, a stone circle from the Neolithic era in a remote part of central Scotland
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Greenland Stone Circle, Kenmore, Scotland
This morning,, I am focusing on one of Scotland’s stone circles known as Greenland or auchlaicha by locals.
Key facts and information:
- Originally comprised nine stones in a circle 27ft 9 inches (8.5m) in diameter.
- Today, the circle is reduced to four standing stones and two recumbent.
- Stones are graded in height from north to south.
- In 1924 the site was excavated. At the centre was found a shallow deposit of dark earth intermixed with a white limy substance consisting of calcined bones and charcoal. Around the centre, the soil was red where a probable pyre had burned.
- The site could date from around 3000 BC as does Croft Moraig which is few miles away, between Kenmore and Aberfeldy
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Greenland Prehistoric Stone Circle, Perthshire, Scotland
Here is a video clip of the scenery and circle-
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