Sheldon stone circle

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]

References

^ Sweet, Andy. "Sheldon". Stravaiging Around Scotland. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Sheldon, stone circle 180m N of (SM45)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Welfare, Adam (2011). Great crowns of stone: The recumbent stone circles of Scotland. Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Momuments of Scotland. pp. 540–541. ISBN 9781902419558.

External links

Shelden on Canmore
Sheldon on Megalithic Portal.
Shieldon on The Modern Antiquarian

57°18′52″N 2°17′50″W / 57.31432°N 2.29715°W / 57.31432; -2.29715

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[SAS-1] Sweet, Andy. "Sheldon". Stravaiging Around Scotland. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[Ruggles-2] 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.

[SM45-3] "Sheldon, stone circle 180m N of (SM45)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[GC-4] Welfare, Adam (2011). Great crowns of stone: The recumbent stone circles of Scotland. Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Momuments of Scotland. pp. 540–541. ISBN 9781902419558.

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