Region : Grampian District : Gordon Town or village : Echt Grid Reference : NJ 715 056 Period : 3rd-2nd millennium BC Sunhoney RECUMBENT STONE CIRCLE

This complete recumbent stone circle almost 26m in diameter is in a grove of trees near Sunhoney farm (Grampian). There are nine upright stones of red granite or gneiss, plus a large fallen recumbent 4.5m long and its two flankers. The recumbent of grey granite has fallen inwards and part of it has broken off. It bears 31 cupmarks on its present upper face. Inside the circle there is a grass covered ring-cairn.

Other recumbent stone circles ------------------ Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Balquhain Berrybrae Cothiemuir Wood Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Loanhead of Daviot Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce) Other sites in Grampian ---------------------- Aikey Brae Aquhorthies Auquhollie Balquhain Berrybrae Broomend of Crichie Cothiemuir Wood Cullerlie Culsh Easter Aquhorthies Eslie the Greater Eslie the Lesser Glassel Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Loanhead of Daviot Memsie Midmar Kirk Nine Stanes (Garrol Wood) Old Keig Raedykes South Ythsie Strichen Sunhoney Tomnaverie Tyrebagger (Dyce)