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Loanhead of Daviot stone circle
57.3497° N, -2.4211° E
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Loanhead of Daviot stone circle is a recumbent stone circle in Aberdeenshire in lowland northeast Scotland. The circle consists of the recumbent stone with its flankers and a complete set of eight orthostats about 21 metres (69 ft) in diameter surrounding a low kerbed ring cairn which has an open court. However, the present appearance has in part been produced by substantial restoration after archaeological excavation in 1934, and in 1989 by the removal of the stones covering the central court. The recumbent setting is at the south-south-west of the circle but the recumbent stone itself is angled somewhat towards the south. Immediately to the east-south-east is a cremation cemetery approximately contemporary with the circle.
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Cremation cemetery date range
1000–2000 BCE
First detailed record by Frederick Coles
1901
James Ritchie observation
1918
Scheduled as monument
1925
Taken into state guardianship
1933
Major excavation and restoration
1934–1935
Removal of cairn stones and re‑turfing
1989
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