Sheldon Stone Circle

Sheldon Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle, located at grid reference gbmappingsmall|NJ822249, to the south-east of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Description

Sheldon, sitting like a crown on a ridge may not be a recumbent stone circle as no recumbent stone exists, but the circle is about the right size for one. This stone circle lies about 200m north of a minor road at Sheldon Farm. There are six large stones still standing, plus an equally large outlier close by at the east. The circle appears to be built on a raised platform, and the outlier stands at the end of a peninsula extension of this platform. The stones do not appear to be height graded, and there is no sign of a recumbent or possible flankers, but there are the remains of what could be a ring-cairn in the interior. Unless the requisite stones have been selectively removed, this does not seem to be a recumbent circle. [cite web |url=http://www.megalithics.com/scotland/sheldon/shelmain.htm |title=Sheldon Recumbent Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire |accessdate=2007-10-17]

The diameter of Sheldon is 32.9m. [cite web |url=http://www.megalithics.com/scotland/sheldon/shelmain.htm |title=Sheldon Recumbent Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire |accessdate=2007-10-17] There are no magnetic anomalies. [cite web |url=http://www.megalithics.com/scotland/sheldon/shelmain.htm |title=Sheldon Recumbent Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire |accessdate=2007-10-17] Astronomical alignments from this circle: Sun rise & set Dec +17.2 / -16.0. There are two outlier's which have sunrise declinations that may mark the Celtic festivals of Beltane and Imbolc. [cite web |url=http://www.sypeland.freeserve.co.uk/site45.htm |title=Sheldon Recumbent Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire |accessdate=2007-10-17]

References

External links

* [http://www.megalithics.com/scotland/sheldon/shelmain.htm Sheldon Recumbent Stone Circle, Aberdeenshire] , from Megalithics.
* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1249 Sheldon] , from Megalithic Portal.
* [http://www.sypeland.freeserve.co.uk/site45.htm Sheldon Stone Circle] , from Paul's Stone Circle Data Base.
* [http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2639/shieldon.html The Modern Antiquarian] Sheldon Circle.