<< Our Photo Pages >> Machrie Moor 1. - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Arran
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Machrie Moor 1.Country: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Brodick Nearest Village: Blackwaterfoot
Map Ref: NR91203240 Landranger Map Number: 68
Latitude: 55.540500N Longitude: 5.310853W
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: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 circle of 6 granite alternate with 6 sandstone boulders . on site of previous timber circle
AstroGeologist visited on 9th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 MM1 : This is the NINTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 1' (6 Granite & 5 Sandstone) is 2.16km away
Originally this Stone Circle (ellipse) had 6 Granite Boulders alternating with 6 small Sandstone Menhirs (A Sandstone Menhir on the Northern arc is now only a stump)
It roughly measure's 13m in diameter and is only about 25m away from MM11.
Cremated remains were found in an off-centre pit, along with a Bone Needle, Flint Knife and covered by an inverted Urn.
A.Burl made the discovery in 1979 of Timber post holes, which predated the placement of the stones.
*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 9th site you encounter when coming from the car park.
SandyG visited on 22nd Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Andy B visited on 25th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 2
jeffrep visited on 2nd Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2
Richard13 visited on 1st Oct 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Aug 1996 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
bishop_pam visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Catrinm AngieLake tyrianterror kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.25 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3
The Machrie Moor Stone Circles are located at the end of a 1-1/2 mile track that is off of the A841 (some 200 yards south of the bridge where the main road crosses the Machrie Water) and three miles north of Blackwaterfoot in the western part of the Isle of Arran.
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