Just a few miles up the coast from the Machrie Moor complex lies the Auchagallon stone circle.  The circle overlooks Machrie Bay and contains a large cairn that almost overwhelms some of the fifteen or so circle stones.

The most  interesting feature of this circle is to be found on its south western side. Here a recumbent slab sits between two upright flanking stones in a manner strongly suggestive of the recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire. The presence of a large cairn adds to this family resemblence. Given the diversity of regional styles seen on Machrie Moor it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that Auchagallon constitutes the 'Aberdeenshire' representative of this group.



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