Dunnideer Hill Fort near Insch in Aberdeenshire, gives some fantastic views over the neighbouring countryside. Movie taken on Monday 17th August 2015, gorgeous summer day, with a mild wind blowing.
Extract from Wikipedia: Dunnideer Castle, now ruined, was a tower house located near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built c.1260 partially from the remains of an existing vitrified hill fort in the same location. It consisted of a single rectangular tower of 15m by 12.5m with walls 1.9m thick. Evidence suggests that a first-floor hall existed. Evidence Shows it Had several floors.
The tower house is built within an older prehistoric vitrified hillfort dating to c250 BC.
Dunnydeer May 2015
Just a beat along the North face of Dunnydeer on a super spring evening.
Historic Insch by Margaret Garson Clemo
Druidstone Stone Circle, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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INTRO
SOUTH OF INSCH IS A RUINOUS & LITTLE KNOWN STONE CIRCLE CALLED DRUIDSTONE. THIS ANCIENT RING SITS ON PRIVATE LAND. ABERDEENSHIRE WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR PREHISTORIC ANCESTORS. THEY BUILT MORE STONE CIRCLES IN NE SCOTLAND THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE UK.
OVERVIEW
PRESENTLY DRUIDSTONE HAS SIX STANDING STONES, TWO ARE POSSIBLE FLANKERS & AN OUTLINER. SEVERAL OTHER BOULDERS CAN BE SEEN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE HOWEVER, THE NORTH ARC HAS NO STONES.
DRUIDSTONE IS SITUATED ON A MAIN TERRACE EDGE, WHICH LOOKS SE. THE CIRCLES DIAMETER IS AROUND 15.5M. ORIGINALLY THE RING WOULD PROBABLY HAVE 11 UPRIGHTS. INSIDE THE CIRCLE IS A 0.5M HIGH CAIRN WITH PIECES OF WHITE QUARTZ.
RECUMBENT
THE RECUMBENT STONE NO LONGER EXISTS. IT IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN UP, REMOVED THEN MADE INTO SEVEN LAND ROLLERS. ON THE SW ARC IS MENT TO BE THE TWO FLANKER STONES. THE EAST PILLAR IS 2.5M HIGH & THE WEST FLANK IS SMALLER. THERE IS A GAP OF 3M & A BOULDER BETWEEN THEM.
OUTLINER
OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE TO THE NORTH IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OUTLINER. THIS DARK GREY GRANITE MEGALITH IS OVER 2M HIGH & SITS ROUGHLY 8M FROM THE CIRCLES CIRCUMFERENCE.
VARIOUS
ALEXANDER LAING RECORDED THE FIRST MENTION OF DRUIDSTONE IN 1828. THE 1866-67 OS MAP SHOWS A SUPPOSED SITE OF A DRUIDICAL VILLAGE TO THE NW. IN 1901 A FARMER SAID BURNT BONES & URNS WERE SOMETIMES FOUND DURING PLOWING TO THE WEST OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE.
Landscape Photography | Snowy Scenes and a Stunning Hilltop View!
Join me as I photograph snowy scenes at Dunnydeer Hill Fort in Insch. This stunning Aberdeenshire walk allows for plenty of photographic opportunities, with beautiful views to be admired along the way. In this video I practice my winter photography while giving some positive advice on how you can adapt when things don't go to plan in life.
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