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<< Our Photo Pages >> Na Clachan Bhreige - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by LivingRocks on Monday, 02 November 2015  Page Views: 18166

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Na Clachan Bhreige
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Broadford  Nearest Village: Kirkibost
Map Ref: NG5433817681  Landranger Map Number: 32
Latitude: 57.183920N  Longitude: 6.066956W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 1 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
 4

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Megalithicmatt visited on 27th Oct 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

BolshieBoris saw from a distance on 1st Jul 2004 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 1 Didn't have a boat or deep waders so was defeated by the lake/river and not enough time or energy to take the long route upstream.

Andy B kelpie have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 2

Na Clachan Bhreige
Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by hamilton : Na Clachan Bhreige Stone Circle, showing the three remaining upright stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Skye. Sited amidst some spectacular scenery, this is a difficult site to access, the route from the road to Elgol is across extremely boggy ground and there is a stream to ford.
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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by hamilton : Na Clachan Bhreige Stone Circle with three standing stones remaining. A fourth prostrate stone can be seen in the foreground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Na Clachan Bhreige
Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by hamilton : Na Clachan Bhreige Stone Circle is easily reached if you follow the path from Kirkibost to Camasunary as far as the ford at 540174. Now follow the stream north, over good ground, till you arrive at a fence (with convenient stile). After crossing the stile, head west, then north again to outflank the 'tail' of the lochan. There is only one stream to cross. On my visit, on the second dry day after... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Andy B : You can see what you're up against to get to this site, it's surrounded on three sides by water (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Flickr : The sky was magnificent in this direction, but it was looking straight into the sun, so I made use of this standing stone to block most of the glare. Image copyright: deemacphotos (David McHutchison), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by LivingRocks : Telephoto shot in torrential rain of the three remaining stones of Na Clachan Bhreige. Close access to the stones was blocked by a flooded stream which feeds a small dam close to the site.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Postman : Two mad children brave the cold waters of Abhainn Cille Mhaire.

Na Clachan Bhreige
Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Postman : There's a bit of red on it.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Postman : The fallen fourth stone lies in the heather off picture bottom right.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Postman : The fallen fourth stone. (1 comment)

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Megalithicmatt : View from the east.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Flickr : I loved the colours on this wedge shaped stone when the sunlight fell on it. Image copyright: deemacphotos (David McHutchison), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Flickr : Na Clachan Bhreige Stone Circle Image copyright: deemacphotos (David McHutchison), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Flickr : This megalithic stone circle (3 upright, 1 fallen) stands a few hundred metres off the Broadford to Elgol road, close to the track to Camasunary Bay at Kirkibost & Kilmarie. The name translates to "False Stones", which local legend says is men turned to stone. The upright stones stand around 4 to 6 feet high, while the fallen stone is recorded as being around 11 feet long. I have looked at i...

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Bladup : Na Clachan Bhreige stone circle.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Bladup

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Bladup

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Bladup (2 comments)

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Bladup

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Andy B : I got to just the other side of the stream to this site but wasn't going to go in up to my knees to get across! (2 comments)

Na Clachan Bhreige
Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by LivingRocks : Sited amidst some spectacular scenery this is a difficult site to access, the route from the road to Elgol is across extremely boggy ground and there is a stream to ford which on this occasion had overflowed its banks due to the atrocious weather.

Na Clachan Bhreige
Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Postman : Taking a walk on the wild side.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Megalithicmatt : View from the west.

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Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by SumDoood : Move only a few paces from inside the circle and you won't be able to see the summit of Beinn na Cro as it peeps over the skyline (top dead centre). It would be too much to hope for the two bumps to the left of BnC to be anything other than natural?

Na Clachan Bhreige
Na Clachan Bhreige submitted by Flickr : The small loch next to the stones is just visible in the background Image copyright: deemacphotos (David McHutchison), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Na Clachan Bhreige by Anonymous on Monday, 02 November 2015
I eventually visited these stones with a couple of photographer friends, having seen them many times from a distance but never attempting to get to them because the terrain looks pretty awkward. In fact, it turned out not to be so bad. From the track to Camasunary Bay, you need to head off towards the stones from near the copse of trees, following what appears to be just a sheep track. Head towards a stile over the fence and then go LEFT, skirting around the stream that meanders into the small loch. There's a section of this where it is shallow enough to cross by walking on rocks and pebbles, though perhaps not if it has recently rained a lot.

The 3 remaining upright stones stand around 4ft to 6ft tall, and a longer fallen stone lies on the ground next to them. One stone, a wedge shape, is quite colourful under the light of a setting sun.

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Re: Na Clachan Bhreige by Anonymous on Tuesday, 13 July 2004
Condition: 3
Ambience: ?
Access: The circle is separated from the road by a wide arm of the reservoir, couldn't find a way across as not adequately equipped. Very boggy ground.
Got to within about 20 yards, there are 3x tall stones in an arc atop a small knoll beside the reservoir.
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