The Colmeallie stone circle is a

recumbent stone circle A recumbent stone circle is a type of stone circle that incorporates a large monolith, known as a ''recumbent'', lying on its side. They are found in only two regions: in Aberdeenshire in the north-east of Scotland and in the far south-west of Irel ...

in Glen Esk, Angus, Scotland. It is located 8 km north of

Edzell Edzell (; sco, Aigle; gd, Eigill) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin, by the River North Esk. Edzell is a Georgian era, Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side stre ...

at Colmeallie Farm, adjacent to the unclassified road leading from the B966 to Tarfside and Loch Lee (). Antiquarian Andrew Jervise recorded in 1853 that elderly locals could remember the circle being more complete, but that it had been recently plundered for building materials.

References

External links

The Megalithic Portal
* {{coord, 56.8913, N, 2.7156, W, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Stone circles in Angus, Scotland Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Angus