Iron Broo Ceilidh Band

Category: Ceilidh

  • Christmas Ceilidh 2021

    Christmas Ceilidh 2021

    **UPDATE 10th Dec 2021** THIS IS EVENT IS CANCELLED due to covid outbreak 😢

    Christmas will soon be here already. We can’t wait till our 2021 Christmas Ceilidh. After a two year break due to the pandemic, we are raring to get back to a public ceilidh. I don’t need to say that the pandemic and lockdown have been brutal on most of society. Without any chance of performing, dancing or playing at a ceilidh dance, things were pretty grim for ceilidh lovers those planning wedding ceilidh dances.
    On the upside, the last month has been busy for Iron Broo with a spate of postponed and rescheduled weddings and each one has been a great night. People are very keen to get up and ceilidh dance from the first note. They have been starved of social interaction and the magic of live ceilidh music. We can feel the anticipation and spirit in the atmosphere before we start. It’s terrific for us to play for such lively ceilidh dancers.
    So folks, get in quick and book your tickets for our Christmas Ceilidh. It’s on the 18th of December 2021 at the Star Ballroom, Aberdeen.

    Christmas Ceilidh Tickets


    Tickets are available via Eventbrite and please book in advance as places are limited, and we hope to sell out again. Stovies or Macaroni are included in the ticket price. They are affa fine too!

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    Iron Broo Christmas Ceilidh

    Event Info

    We can’t wait to see you again!

    Join us again this year for another fantastic ceilidh at the Star Ballroom, upstairs at the Beach Ballroom.

    Celebrate in true Scottish style with friends, family or colleagues.

    Join us on Saturday the 18th of December for a ‘cracker’ of a Christmas Ceilidh. A great way to de-stress and wind down from the pre-Christmas stress and get into the right frame of mind for the holidays. 

    We have again chosen the iconic Star Ballroom, upstairs at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen for our 2021 Christmas ceilidh as we love the venue.  It’s intimate and has a lovely view over the North Sea on a winter night, and we know from experience that the Chef makes some of the best Stovies and Macaroni in town.  Enough to keep Santa satisfied and left with a warm glow.

    ​We will be calling the dances, so no experience necessary. Works parties and Families welcome.   

    Doors open 7.30pm Dancing from 8 pm – Stovies or Macaroni included during the half time break – Band finish 11.30pm.  The bar will close at midnight.

  • Making some music

    Making some music

    The “March o’ the Scottish Samurai” is a new tune I have written and dedicated to Ronnie Watt. Who is a famous Aberdonian karate master. He is a living legend in our city. I already wrote a tune for Ronnie in 2015 and that first one I called Ronnie Watt’s 9th Dan. During the last 3 months of Lockdown Ronnie has continued his karate classes for his students using Zoom online video conferencing software. He has offered this to his students for free to replace the regular classes that he has taught for 50 years. Since lockdown, 3 times a week many karate students take part in his 3-hour sessions, at no cost to themselves. Children and adults can train karate and have some communication outside of the confines of their own lockdown environment. Keeping active and engaged without having to worry about the cost. I think it is inspiring to see such a well respected and gifted person share his hard-earned knowledge and experience for free. Ronnie’s 50 years of karate training bring priceless experience to the students.

    Scottish Samurai


    Ronnie also founded the Scottish Samurai awards more than twenty years ago. The awards started small in Aberdeen and have grown into an international network of people from different walks of life. None of the awardees pays for their awards, Ronnie and his usual karate activities helps fund it, along with some generous donations from like-minded people. I wanted to write another tune for Ronnie to help highlight the good he does in Aberdeen and chose the title of the tune “March o’ the Scottish Samurai” because of his Scottish Samurai awards, and because to me, Ronnie is like a Samurai marching against the wind. Full of the warrior spirit, marching to protect his students and make them better people. Sharing an ancient way of life that the modern world has lost and is sorely missing.
    Read more about Ronnie at Karate.scot and Samurai.scot

    Ronnie Watt Karate Zoom
    Ronnie Watt Karate Zoom
    Ronnie Watt Karate Zoom
    Ronnie Watt Karate Zoom

    The Road to Wisdom

    A new tune for Maria Rosaria, I’ve called it “The Road to Widom“. Maria Rosaria is my Italian mother in law who lives in Rome. It was her 70th Birthday and the tune just came to me while I was helping my wife make her a birthday video. She has many friends from all over the world who wanted to take part in the video. Maria Rosaria was born in Italy, studied in Italy, studied in Berkley California for a few years, moved back to Italy, Moved to Chile, during the dictatorship she moved back to Italy. She has written books on Latin-American history and is regarded as an authority on the subject, making many television appearances on political programmes. Maria Rosaria was also recognised by the Chilean Government with the title “Commendatore”. She is currently a professor in Rome.
    The Road to Wisdom is a fitting title for a special lady. Though she claims she has not much wisdom at all, I think it’s it is the wise who constantly question themselves.

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  • Sarah, A Scottish Waltz for Accordion

    Sarah, A Scottish Waltz for Accordion

    A favourite tune

    Sarah, is a Scottish Waltz tune written by the famous Scottish accordion player, Max Houliston. Max founded the very first Accordion and Fiddle Club in Scotland. In 1965 he opened one in his own licensed premises, The hole in the wa’, in Dumfries.

    I first heard this tune played about twenty years ago in the Dee Motel in Aberdeen. It was where the Aberdeen Accordion and Fiddle Club used to meet. Over the years I have noticed that the tune Sarah is a favourite of many accordion players and listeners. We used to play as a waltz at many ceilidh dances years ago.

    Lighthearted lockdown ceilidh frustrations

    I hope the Lockdown is being good to you and look forward to getting out to play again. We had 40 weddings booked during this Lockdown period. As a result of Corona, all been postponed and a few, unfortunately, cancelled. To make things worse we can’t even get to the Blue Lamp on a Monday night for good traditional music session to clear our heads. We can’t even go busking in the streets to earn a crust.

    Without an audience and with the current social distancing laws in place all we can do is stay in, stay safe, and play with ourselves. 😜

    I know many of you may have been spending the time jigging away furiously in your living rooms, with the curtains drawn, desperate for the lockdown to end. Itching for a Dashing White Sargeant or a Gay Gordons. I’ve seen you on the internet, strutting your stuff. 😂

    Social distancing is difficult as it is against our human instincts. Unfortunately, for the time being, we must put up with it and try to remain positive that better days lie ahead. I am spending my time with family, mastering the art of sourdough bread, putting an internal window to my dark office space, making music and planning our next album. During the Easter holidays, we camped out in the garden, which meant we could we have a campfire and marshmallows! The campfire is the best part about camping in my opinion. It connects us with our ancestral past. I like to watch things burn. 🔥

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    All the best folks, stay safe. See you after the Lockdown for an almighty ceilidh.

    Oh aye, and now would be a great time to buy a CD…

    Charlie Abel - A Celtic Voice (CD)

    Charlie Abel – A Celtic Voice (CD)

    Released on St. Andrews Day 2018.

    16 tracks, 66 minutes of music including 7 original pieces.  A new take on old traditions.

    Vocals and accordion led, moving forward in the folk traditions of Scotland with a hint of Irish and other Celtic flavours.

     

    £11.00
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    or download any of our tracks from the internet. See our Cal Records page for CD’s and available downloads.

  • The Scent of Panic and the Smell of the Bog

    The Scent of Panic and the Smell of the Bog

    Panic buying Bog Roll? Difficult times at the moment folks. We are doing our best to get through the uncertainty and chaos. I hope you are safe and pull through this as well, whoever you are and where ever you are.

    Aside from the panic buying of bog roll phenomenon Iron Broo Ceilidh Band have had 10 weddings put on hold due to the Corona Virus, so far. What a mess. I really feel for the couples involved and understand their predicament. We are all working through this time in a way that helps us all move through it.

    Stay safe and don’t panic.

    There’s no shortage of negative news at the moment and today i thought i might try and lighten the mood a bit with a video. It’s a bit of a dig at all those selfish panic buyers out there, buying up toilet roll. WTF!

    People must be planning on shi**ing themselves thin. Maybe they just looked at their stocks and shares balance.

    A wee bit of a laugh during the epidemic of Bogroll (toilet paper) panic buying which appears to be sweeping the western world driving lots of people crazy. I don’t understand it and don’t want to. I came across this tune called “The Smell of the Bog” and liked the title so I learned it for this moment in time to commemorate the occasion. This tune is an Irish traditional one I understand. It would be a hornpipe though I like it a wee bit faster. And the Bog might refer to the toilet or the peat bog. The lovely accordion is a Saltarelle Clifden.

    You can download the sheet music to The Smell of The Bog from this site

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    On a serious note

    I hope this virus passes quickly and we all survive. My thoughts are with those in the more vulnerable groups who will need help during this epidemic. Which is why all this panic buying is actually a bad thing and if people weren’t so selfish we’d all get along much better. If someone bought all the hand sanitiser in the supermarket and cleared the shelves of the soap and wipes, ask yourself this? What use is it to them if they are surrounded by people who have caught the virus because they were unable to clean their hands properly? To get through this we have to think as a collective and not individuals. All our actions have consequences that may be unseen and unrealised.

    We are all vulnerable.

    There’s mair than a roch wind blawin’ through the Great Glen of the World the day.

    Once this state of affairs has passed we all hope that many countries will have used the time to reflect on how things have been done in the past. I think things won’t go back to the way things were. I hope there is a rebalancing of justice and equality and an end to the corrupt hierarchy that has been destroying our planet and all our chances of a peaceful and comfortable way of life for us all. I live in hope.

    We all deserve to be able to wipe our own arses with bog roll 🙂

  • Margaret’s Waltz

    Margaret’s Waltz

    Margaret’s Waltz

    First Dance idea or a waltz at Wedding

    I had a special request to play this tune on my YouTube Channel by Kevin Dempsey. He is a regular at the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club and they have been dancing Rosa’s Waltz to this tune. He also suggests it is a great tune for the first dance at a wedding. I would have to say I agree with him. It’s a melody that suits a wedding as it’s neither happy nor sad, it’s just beautiful and deeply familiar. A lovely tune.

    Margaret’s waltz, a wee history.

    Margaret’s Waltz is a popular tune in Scotland among traditional musicians made famous here by Aly Bain. For a time it was known to be the most requested tune on Radio Scotland. I often get asked to play it at ceilidhs. The tune was composed in 1959 by Pat Shuldham Shaw (1917-1977). I believe Pat was at a party at Aly Bain’s house in Edinburgh, and Aly wanted to let him hear a new tune he had picked up because Pat came from New England and Aly thought the tune sounded like a “New England” tune. When Aly asked if Pat liked the tune he was taken aback by the reply from Pat, “Of course I do…I wrote it!” More history here

    Iron Broo also recorded this tune back in 2007 during a live ceilidh at the Moray ceilidh club. The CD Album is available here along with other live audio clips and live video clips

    Iron Broo play Margaret’s waltz live. It’s the third tune in this set. Skip to 4.08 to hear it .

  • Burns Supper Ceilidh Night

    Burns Supper Ceilidh Night

    Burns Supper Ceilidh Night

    Celebrate Burns night in style on Saturday the 25th of January 2020 at the Knowes Hotel in Macduff with a traditional Burns Supper ceilidh.
    Since new owners Wayne and Linda took over the Knowes and reimagined the building and services on offer, this family-run hotel has developed an excellent reputation. With great reviews, fantastic sea views, attention to detail with an emphasis on local produce, a Burns ceilidh here with Iron Broo is sure to be a great Burns supper recipe.
    Enjoy a fabulous 2 course Burns supper, a piper, a free Dram for the toast and a fantastic Burns ceilidh with the Iron Broo Duo.

    If you are new to ceilidh and have no idea what you are doing, don’t worry. We will entertain and call the dances quickly so you can take part without any experience needed.
    Tickets are available from the Knowes Hotel. £25pp
    Special rates available for rooms if you choose to stay over.
    Ask the hotel for details.

    Musical Nostalgia Notes

    Playing in the Knowes has a bit of family history for me.
    My Grandpa was a regular visitor there. He stayed not far from it and was a regular in the bar for many years. When I was younger, I used to visit the Macduff accordion and fiddle club with my Grandparents, which was held there in the hall. The place has changed so much since then it’s unrecognisable. It’s changed for the better in this case, that’s for sure.

    My family history also comes from the same street. Market street in Macduff. My Grandpa’s side of the family lived on Market Street, for 3 or 4 generations I discovered while researching the family tree. They were pretty poor and were a large family sharing a two-room flat.

    I always enjoy returning to the Knowes and look forward to the Burns Night ceilidh on Saturday the 25th of January.

    See you there!

    If you are interested in Booking Iron Broo Ceilidh Band for your wedding or event please get in touch through our contact page.

    Burns Supper poster

  • Aberdeen Christmas Ceilidh

    Aberdeen Christmas Ceilidh

    It’s the 19th of November today. That means it’s just over a month to go before our Christmas Ceilidh at the Beach Ballroom on December 21st. Most bands are very busy at this time of the year with many weddings and Christmas party and various events and our Christmas ceilidh has become one that we look forward to every year. We know that everyone who attends is there for the ceilidh. We don’t have to encourage or persuade, the dance floor is full every time without hesitation. It’s what every band likes to see!

    iron broo ceilidh band
    Iron Broo Ceilidh Band

    “Sometimes in life confusion tends to arise and only dialogue of dance seems to make sense.”

    We have the usual “must-have” Christmas Ceilidh party offering of stovies and macaroni lined up and it is included in the ticket prices. As consumers of many stovies, we can vouch that the Beach Ballroom proudly offers among the best quality stovies in the toon. We would give them 5 stars.

    During the year we learned some new dances to serve up that we have been practising on unsuspecting audiences at recent functions. We will have a great line up for the performance and promise a big sound. 2019 has been a good year for us after being shortlisted in the Doric Film Festival with our Duncan Harley Film, “Awa we gaed tae Aikey” and releasing a single worldwide on iTunes of the Buchan Ballad, Aikey Brae.

    Buy tickets for our Christmas Ceilidh

    “Spirit is a child, the tune of dancing feet its lullaby.”

    Fifty per cent of our Christmas Ceilidh tickets have already sold and it looks like we might repeat the last few years success with another sell-out ceilidh in advance. The Saturday before Christmas is a great way for folk to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas holiday with family or friends. A bit of entertainment and merriment is great for health. Healthy body, healthy mind. If you intend to go to a Christmas Party make sure it’s the Iron Broo Christmas Ceilidh!

    Eventbrite Ticketing Link
    Christmas Ceilidh Dancing
    Christmas Ceilidh Dancing

    “Burdened no more is the soul for whom life flows through dance and not breath.”

    iron broo ceilidh band

    “Show me a person who found love in his life and did not celebrate it with a dance.”

    ― Above quotes are from Shah Asad Rizvi
    ceilidh dancing to Iron Broo
    ceilidh dancing to Iron Broo

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  • Hogmanay Ceilidh

    Hogmanay Ceilidh

    Are you looking for a great Scottish Hogmanay ceilidh this New Year’s eve?

    The Hogmanay Ceilidh is one of the most significant events of the year for Iron Broo or any ceilidh band or lovers of Scottish culture. This New year’s eve we will be at Pittodrie House for another fantastic ceilidh. Pittodrie House is a fantastic venue for a ceilidh. It’s not miles away from Aberdeen, and it has a cosy charm about the place with excellent staff. Make sure you get in early and book your place for a great Scottish New Year’s ceilidh with luxury.

    The Hotel provides a Hogmanay Hoolie offer or a Hoolie and Residential package.

    Hogmanay Hoolie at Pittodrie House

    Begin with champagne cocktails, canapés and a five-course feast before the resident ceilidh band Iron Broo keeps you dancing and moving till Midnight with our Hogmanay ceilidh. Herald the New Year with a cascade of fireworks before it’s back to the dance floor for a disco.

    Tuesday 31st December 2019
    £130.00 per adult
    6.30pm – Arrival;
    7.00pm – Dinner served;
    9.30pm – Ceilidh; Midnight – Fireworks then disco; 2.00am – Carriages Dress code: Black-tie or Highland dress

    MENU

    Laurent Perrier champagne & canapés
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    Highland Entrées
    John Ross Jr smoked salmon, beetroot cured, potato & grain mustard salad, capers, lemon oil smoked venison, celeriac & apple

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    Main Course

    Scotch beef, roast sirloin of Scotch beef, braised cheek, dauphinoise potatoes braised cabbage, parsnip puree, toffee carrots, red wine jus

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    Dessert

    Dark chocolate truffle torte, honeycomb, pistachio crumble, Amaretto ice cream

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    Cheese & biscuits, Strathdon Blue, Clava Brie, Mull Cheddar, Arran Smoked spiced plum & apple chutney, quince, fine biscuits & Arran oaties

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    Tea / coffee & pettit fours

    The Hogmanay Hoolie / Residential Package

    Arrive from 2.00pm, Tuesday 31st December 2019
    Champagne, canapes reception before joining the Hogmanay ceilidh.
    1st January – brunch from 9.30am – 11.30am
    3-course dinner in the Mither Tap Restaurant
    2nd January – leisurely breakfast before you depart
    For 2 night stay £595.00 cosy room, £650.00 executive room,
    £750.00 feature room
    Add 3rd night for £100.00 cosy room, £150.00 executive room,
    £250.00 feature room
    BOOK ON 01467 622437
    OR EMAIL EVENTS.PITTODRIE@MACDONALD-HOTELS.CO.UK

    Link to download the hotel brochure from Pittodrie House. https://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/media/7647/pittodrie-xmas-2019-16-page.pdf

  • The 1st Doric Film Festival

    The 1st Doric Film Festival

    Weel, Weel!  

    I hiv tae say that yer meely moo’ed Hollywood hisna got a look in when it comes tae the Doric Film Festival. It was grand affair indeed.

    Hosted by Frieda Morrison, attended by VIPs and distinguished guests…

    For your viewing pleasure… Here are the edits of the event held at the Belmont Cinema in Aberdeen on the 2nd of July 2019.

    A celebration of our doric culture, music and song. Some great poems and scripts.

    Part 1 (schools)

    Part 2 ( Individuals & community groups )

    Here is our shortlisted entry Directed by Duncan Harley. “Awa we gaed tae Aikey”

    Awa we gaed tae Aikey.

    You can also buy our Aikey Brae song online. It costs less than a fancy bag o’ tattie crisps. Ye can find a’ the popular download links here… https://ironbroo.scot/cal-records/aikey-brae/

    The doric film festival was a great thing to see. There’s something that grabs your heart deep inside and gives it a kick. It’s intimate like a childhood memory of your mother whispering something close to your ear. It reminded me of a distant childhood memory I had forgotten about. What hit me the most was realising that in our everyday lives we never hear our own tongue portrayed on the big screen unless it’s a comedy or derogatory. If it is heard spoken in the news reports of the mainstream media it would also be sub-titled to emphasis how ignorant and uncultured us heathen doric speakers are. Nobody can understand us even when we speak English. To hear your own people speak on screen in the language that we all understand is a breakthrough. Doric is a powerful language and carries more depth and emotion than English can. We can get away with much less words. We also have words where English equivalents don’t really exist. Di yi ken fit hozzlin is? or Knap Darlich?
    The intonation and the use of cursing is an art form in doric and Scots. Swear words are adjectives, nouns and verbs.
    From a young age, in Scotland, we were taught not to speak our own words. We were often punished for using them in class, for example. Sometimes enthusiastically by overzealous teachers that felt they were a class above us. Even though they were Scots themselves. If you wanted to get on in life, “dinna spic lik at min”
    This is why it makes the Doric Film Festival something unique and groundbreaking in my eyes. It was difficult not to be moved by it. I think there is now a recognition in some places that our language is special and should be celebrated. It’s more than just part of our identity and shared history. It is the spirit of the North East of Scotland.

    We had great fun making Aikey Brae and are looking forward to the next film festival and are researching our next project for an entry.

  • Doric Film Festival

    Doric Film Festival

    Doric Film Festival Iron Broo
    Charlie, Duncan & Fred at the Doric Film Festival

    “Awa we Gaed tae Aikey”

    Our entry to the Doric Film Festival 2019


    Directed and written by Duncan Harley. An Iron Broo film. Music performed by Charlie Abel & Fred Wilkinson. Narrated & edited by Charlie Abel. Doric supervisors Alison Abel (my ma fae Turra) and Grace Banks.

    Our Doric Film Festival Entry.

    Iron Broo - From ceilidh band to the big screen
    Iron Broo – From ceilidh band to the big screen

    It’s the day after the 2nd of July 2019 and today we can release our shortlisted entry to the first-ever Doric Film Festival. The awards and presentations took place yesterday afternoon in the Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen.
    There were around 240 guests packed in to screen 1 to see the awards and the entries shown on the big screen. There were over 30 entries and there were 3 categories. Schools, individuals and community groups. We were were in the community groups section and were shortlisted to the final 4, only one of which would get the coveted Doric Oscar. The winner of our group was from Torry Community Group. I was curious to find out if any of the participants stayed on OSCAR ROAD 🙂 (that’s an aptly named street in Torry)
    Their film was an excellent piece on the history of Torry.
    Every film I saw on the day was a winner so it must have been difficult for the judges to sit through 30+ films and choose a winner. Each film had something very special about it. From the old footage of Aberdeen Harbour and old Torry, to the Fishing Boats of the Bloo Toon with Meethill Primary. There wis family poems and stories with actors, the whole thing was very moving for any doric person. It warms the heart to hear the familiar turn of the doric tongue on the big screen. Communicating sentiment with messages that the english language could never do for us. To my knowledge, It’s the first time our culture has been celebrated in a film festival. This was art.

    Onyhoo…


    We were fair tricket to be shortlisted into the final 4 in the Community category. The Doric festival was a great success and brought in talent from across the northeast with some fantastic short film entries from schools, individuals and community groups. We thoroughly enjoyed working on our film about Aikey Brae with real northeast doric language and music.
    When I was at school I remember being told off and even excluded from lessons for speaking doric in class, it happened a few times but now it warms my heart to see so many people celebrate oor mither tongue. A creative and descriptive language reekin o’ history and hard toil.

    Thanks Duncan Harley – Director

    The film was Duncan Harley’s concept, and I would personally like to thank him for inviting myself and Fred to join him in the creation of the film. We learned a lot of tricks in the process and are looking forward to our next project. We hope the Doric Film Festival will continue and become an annual event. It’s sair needed in oor toon.
    A big thanks to Frieda Morrison and her team for making the whole thing happen.

    Entries will be available online I believe, very shortly https://doricfilmfestival.com/
    If you are interested in Aberdeenshire history, please check out Duncan Harley’s recent book “The Little History of Aberdeenshire”
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-History-Aberdeenshire-Duncan-Harley/dp/0750989297

    Iron Broo duo play at the Doric Film Festival
    Iron Broo duo play at the Doric Film Festival

    Iron Broo ( Charlie (me) & Fred ) played at the Doric Film Festival awards ceremony. We played little ditties as the folk came up for their awards and we performed our version of the song Aikey Brae, used in our film.

    Aikey Brae – oor track(s)

    We released the music track “Aikey Brae” online. It’s on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify etc. A radio edit and the version of the full verse with the doric monologue as written by the original author G.S. Morris.
    You can download the tracks for pennies. Less than a bug o tattie crisps. Please dae as we sair need the siller.
    Here’s a CdBaby link https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/charlieabel3

    Our website https://www.ironbroo.scot
    my website https://www.charlieabel.scot
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    Aikey Brae digital download artwork
    Aikey Brae digital download artwork
    Aikey Brae panorama
    Aikey Brae panorama

    The standing stones at Aikey Brae, up above where the horse cowpin’ went on, are believed to be around 5000 years old. There are many standing stones around the area and many share similar features. Aikey Brae is one of the most nearly complete ones left. Many stones were moved and were used for building other things over the centuries.

    Aikey Brae Stone Circle information
    Aikey Brae Stone Circle information
    Aikey Brae Standing Stones
    Aikey Brae Standing Stones
    Aikey Brae Stone Circle
    Aikey Brae Stone Circle
    Aikey Brae ( sacrificial stone?)
    Aikey Brae ( sacrificial stone?)
    Aikey Brae from on top of the sacrificial stone
    Aikey Brae from on top of the sacrificial stone