Yonder Bognie

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Yonder Bognie Stone Circle, enhanced from a satellite view. Yonder.png
Yonder Bognie Stone Circle, enhanced from a satellite view.

Yonder Bognie is a stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [1] It is located in an agricultural field under private ownership and is a scheduled ancient monument. [2]

Stone circle monument of standing stones arranged in a circle

A stone circle is a circular alignment of standing stones. They are commonly found across Northern Europe and Great Britain and typically date from the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age eras, with most concentrations appearing from 3000 BC. The best known examples include those at the henge monument at Avebury, the Rollright Stones and elements within the ring of standing stones at Stonehenge. Ancient stone circles appear throughout Europe with many appearing in the Pyrenees, on the Causse de Blandas in southern France in the Cevennes, in the Alps, and Bulgaria.

Aberdeenshire Council area of Scotland

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

Scotland Country in Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Sharing a border with England to the southeast, Scotland is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, by the North Sea to the northeast and by the Irish Sea to the south. In addition to the mainland, situated on the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland has over 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.

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References

  1. Flickr
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Yonder Bognie,stone circle 220m S of (SM56)" . Retrieved 16 April 2019.

Coordinates: 57°29′56″N2°40′08″W / 57.499°N 2.669°W / 57.499; -2.669

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