<< Our Photo Pages >> Moss Farm Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Arran
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moss Farm Stone Alternative Name: Machrie StoneCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Brodick Nearest Village: Blackwaterfoot
Map Ref: NR90643254
Latitude: 55.541516N Longitude: 5.319818W
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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bishop_pam visited on 27th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
AstroGeologist visited on 9th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 MM7 : This is the SECOND site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 7' (Moss Farm Menhir) is 1.5km away
A 1.6m high Sandstone Menhir on a prominent point on the Moor, roughly aligned to the cardinal points, with the West Face facing the Kintyre Peninsula.
When visiting the Menhir I found a small Gold box with a Chinese coin inside, the coin had a square hole in the middle and a little note saying "Magic for you"
*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 2nd site you encounter when coming from the car park.
Andy B visited on 25th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
jeffrep visited on 2nd Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
AngieLake kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.75 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.25
This stone stands near the Moss Farm Road on the way to the main circles of Machrie Moor.
I'd recorded it as being the next interesting site after visiting Moss Farm Road Cairn circle.
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