Megalithic Portal: Latest from Scotland

Muir of Ord Henge

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:47:59 GMT

]]>. Henge in Highlands

Ardno

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:14:16 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Argyll

Jonathan�s Cave

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:04:23 GMT

]]>MSP calls for action to save Wemyss caves. Cave in Fife with Pictish carvings This cave received its name from a poor man, Jonathan who lived here with his family during the 18th Century. He was a nail-maker but hand-made nails were priced out of the market when the Carron Iron Works was established in 1759. However a few years ago some of his nails were found on the floor of the Cave.

Carn Ban (Carnasserie)

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:43:48 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Argyll

Auchnagarran

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:05:36 GMT

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Argyll

Carnasserie Cairn

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:20:35 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Argyll This heavily damaged cairn has 25m in diameter and is 1.3m high. The excavations in 1930 unearthed a NE-SW orientated cist with a flat slab and a Food Vessel inside.

Nether Largie Lost Cairn

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:20:09 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Argyll

Carnasserie Rock Art

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:17:37 GMT

]]>. Rock Art in Argyll A decorated boulder lies near the NW corner of Carnasserie Castle, in a well-maintained area around the 16th century monument. The slab is decorated with large, deep cup-marks, some of them cut by edges of the stone (possible evidence for quarrying).

Whithorn Museum

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:04:59 GMT

]]>Funding to Whithorn Priory Museum cut such that it may have to close at the end of July - petition created. Museum in Dumfries and Galloway. For hundreds of years, pilgrims heading to Whithorn crossed a landscape dotted with ancient churches and ornately carved stone crosses. Such sculpted stones included grave markers of early Christians who lived through the centuries of conflict after the collapse of Roman authority.

Cairnbaan 1

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:51:29 GMT

]]>. Rock Art in Argyll Cairnbaan 1 group is located east of panel no. 2, above Carn Ban cairn and the nearby hotel. The group consists of two panels, both of which are fenced aroud.