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]

57°1′29.56″N 2°8′50.68″W

See also

• Findon
• Portlethen

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, 3 Nov. 2007
3. Archibald Watt, Highways and Biways around Kincardineshire, Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)