<< Our Photo Pages >> Machrie Moor 3 - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Arran
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Machrie Moor 3Country: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Brodick Nearest Village: Blackwaterfoot
Map Ref: NR91013245 Landranger Map Number: 68
Latitude: 55.540867N Longitude: 5.313896W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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drolaf visited on 10th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 an impressive tall stone. it seems it is uncertain if the other stones were also tall.
bishop_pam visited on 27th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Catrinm visited on 1st Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 This is am amazing set of sites site aided by the Old Stones map !
AstroGeologist visited on 9th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 MM3 : This is the SEVENTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 3' (4.3m Red Sandstone Menhir) is 1.96km away
Originally this Stone Circle had 8 or 9 stones. Now only 6 stones are visible, and only the tallest, a 4.3m high, Red Sandstone Menhir remains standing.
The rest have fallen over, there is an ribbed Menhir lying flat near the centre of the circle (Perhaps used to sharpen swords?) The axis of symmetry (NE-SW) is approx 15.5m long.
Excavations by J.Bryce in 1861 uncovered a small Cist in the centre containing an Urn with some Flint Flakes. The Urn, which contained fragments of burnt bone, disintegrated on removal.
A second Cist was found 1m South of the centre, which contained a crouched burial, also with some Flint Flakes.
*Getting There ; Get the '322 bus' to Blackwaterfoot from the Ferry terminal at Brodick. It takes approx 45 minutes.
From Blackwaterfoot you can go directly to the Moor by following the A841 road which is a 5.5km walk (It took me about an hour on the way back)
Or you can take the scenic route which is 8.5km. The long way follow's the beach to Drumadoon Point, and then onto the Doon Hillfort, after exploring the Fort you walk along the beach path to Kings Caves (These part's of the journey are covered in log visits for these sites)
From the Caves you can go along the shore to Machrie Bay (which would have been shorter) but instead l followed the trail path up Torr Righ Mor (137m) and around the Pine forests on Torr Righ Beag (109m) until l reached to visitors car park. From here it's a 15 minute walk to the visitors car park at Machrie Moor.
This is the 7th site you encounter when coming from the car park.
SandyG visited on 22nd Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Despite being a dull miserable day the stone circles on Machrie Moor were a popular destination.
Andy B visited on 25th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 2
jeffrep visited on 2nd Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
Richard13 visited on 1st Oct 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Bladup ukvegan DrewParsons AngieLake maddy kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.38 Ambience: 4.75 Access: 2.88
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