Welcome to the website of Friends of Grampian Stones

Aberdeenshire recumbent stone circles, Pictish stones, legends, and images

Aberdeenshire Skyline, Candlemas, 31-01-03

Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardinshire & Moray - four counties in Northeast

Scotland with boundaries created in Norman times based on earlier Pictish land

divisions. These four counties have the world's greatest configuration of prehistoric

and early-historic stones, carved art and clusters of ancient settlements, in an area

roughly half the size of Switzerland, within walking distance for most people.

To learn more about the descheduling of monuments in Scotland, please visit the Heritage Action website by clicking here

	Carved stone ball, c.3000 BC found on Glaschul Hill, Towie, Upper Donside, Aberdeenshire now in Museum of Scotland

To navigate this site, use the buttons at the top of the page.

Below is a description of the pages that each button leads to.

Alternatively, click here for a list of sites covered by this site.

	clicking on this button will return you to this page
	learn who Friends of Grampian Stones are, and what we do
	5000-year old recumbent stone circles of Northeast Scotland: the most densely packed region of undisturbed sacred settings remaining in Britain
	learn about the Pictish Kings, the Pictish church in ecclesiastical history, and the Pictish stones carved with animal symbols, geometric designs, Ogham and incised crosses (including the Maiden Stone).
	find out how to subscribe to our Newsletter, and view past Newsletters
	become a member of Friends Of Grampian Stones
	links to other related sites

Bibliography for researchers, including new research from Tomnaverie

Map of Northeast Scotland's great legacy

History of Inverurie and the central valley of the Garioch

Astronomy - moon and lunar standstills, solar rolldowns, and more . . . .

Protective legislation : the care and movement of stones

Please remember the Country Code :

ask permission first, close all gates previously closed, leave open those previously open

behave like an indigenous animal and not like a city foreigner - take ALL litter home

contact Friends Of Grampian Stones by e-mail

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