May Craig (island)

May Craig (island)

May Craig is a rocky island situated along the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] May Craig lies about one half mile (0.8 km) south of Newtonhill and a mile (1.6 km) northeast of the village of Muchalls. A small islet of the same name lies three miles (five km) to the north-northeast.

Area history

The area to the west of May Craig was first inhabited by Pictish peoples who left prehistoric megalithic monuments along a trackway known as the Causey Mounth, a name coined in medieval times. Examples of these megaliths are Old Bourtreebush stone circle and Aquhorthies stone circle.[2] Historic structures in the general area include Elsick House, Gillybrands and Muchalls Castle.[3]

Coordinates: 57°1′29.56″N 2°8′50.68″W / 57.0248778°N 2.1474111°W / 57.0248778; -2.1474111

See also

References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Causey Mounth, Megalithic Portal, ed. by Andy Burnham, Nov. 3, 2007
  3. ^ Archibald Watt, Highways and Biways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)

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