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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lochalsh - Stone Circle in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by hamilton on Sunday, 02 June 2013  Page Views: 13637

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lochalsh
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Kyle of Lochalsh  Nearest Village: Balmacara
Map Ref: NG831274  Landranger Map Number: 33
Latitude: 57.285557N  Longitude: 5.60062W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Lochalsh submitted by hamilton : Lochalsh Stone Circle on Angels' Hill consists of two large stones, well hidden under moss and lichen. The south stone (foreground) is the more prominent: part of the north stone is just visible in front of the gorst bushes. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Highland. I recently visited Lochalsh Stone Circle which is situated on the slopes of Angels' Hill at Kirkton (near Auchtertyre). This circle, of which only two large stones could be found, was discovered after a lengthy search of the location listed above. My GPS coordinates of 57.27574°N, 5.60148°W agree almost precisely with the listed values.

At the time of my visit in May 2012, the entire hillside was covered with grass, dead bracken and the odd gorse scrub, all well flattened by the previous winter's snow. You might expect that any large stones would have been clearly visible. However, this hillside is particularly bereft of boulders of any kind and only the two stones of this circle were found, both extremely earthfast, toppled on their sides, and well camouflaged with a covering of moss.

The north stone was some two metres long with at least half a metre visible above ground. The south stone was a little shorter.
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Lochalsh
Lochalsh submitted by hamilton : The newly discovered third stone of the Lochalsh circle. It lies almost flush with the ground, so is generally obscured by vegetation. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lochalsh
Lochalsh submitted by hamilton : Third stone at Lochalsh Stone Circle. On revisiting this site, I discovered that a third stone had become revealed, approximately 3 metres to the east of the reported, moss-covered, 'north' stone. Following a hard winter, vegetation regrowth was quite sparse, and this stone, virtually flush with the ground, was now apparent. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lochalsh
Lochalsh submitted by hamilton : South stone of Lochalsh stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lochalsh
Lochalsh submitted by hamilton : This is the north stone of Lochalsh Stone Circle. It is hard to find as it lies beside a gorse thicket and is amply coated in moss. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NG8327 : Angel's Hill burial ground by Richard Dorrell
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NG8327 : Angel's Hill, Kirkton by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
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NG8327 : Gate into Angel's Hill burial ground by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
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NG8327 : Moorland north of Kirkton by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2012(licence)
NG8327 : South from Angel's Hill by Richard Dorrell
by Richard Dorrell
©2012(licence)

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Re: Lochalsh by hamilton on Sunday, 02 June 2013
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I recently visited Lochalsh Stone Circle which is situated on the slopes of Angels' Hill at Kirkton (near Auchtertyre).

This circle, of which only two large stones could be found, was discovered after a lengthy search of the location listed above. My GPS coordinates of 57.27574°N, 5.60148°W agree almost precisely with the listed values.

At the time of my visit in May 2012, the entire hillside was covered with grass, dead bracken and the odd gorse scrub, all well flattened by the previous winter's snow. You might expect that any large stones would have been clearly visible. However, this hillside is particularly bereft of boulders of any kind and only the two stones of this circle were found, both extremely earthfast, toppled on their sides, and well camouflaged with a covering of moss.

The north stone was some two metres long with at least half a metre visible above ground. The south stone was a little shorter.

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Re: Lochalsh by Anonymous on Tuesday, 13 July 2004
I tried visiting on 8-7-04 and no sign of a circle. Burl lists it 10km further south, close to Glenelg Brochs, but if so I doubt he would have called it Lochalsh. His 79 gazetteer rates it a 4, the latest a 1 (best).
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Re: Lochalsh by Anonymous on Wednesday, 30 July 2003
this is an old cemetery cnoc nan aigle
my great grandmother is buried there and i have photp graphs of her gravestone rpm the 1950s the grave stones have been cleared from it now
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Re: Lochalsh by Anonymous on Wednesday, 25 September 2002
We stayed in the area for 2 weeks in Aug/Sept. Several times we visited the site as shown on the map link but could find no evidence of a stone circle. From the roadside there appears to be a stone circle on a knoll but this is in fact the remains of a graveyard. Locals knew nothing of any stone circle nearby but suggested the broch further in the woods although this was said to be almost lost in the vegetation. Is this 'Lochalsh Stone Circle' a mistake ??? Does anyone know different ???
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