Megalithic Portal: Latest from North Ayrshire, Scotland

Blackshaw Rock Art

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:46:03 GMT

]]>. Rock Art in North AyrshireThis area of rock, measuring 13.5m in length by 6m broad at one end, and 0.9m broad at the other, is sculptured with over 300 cup marks, and a variety of cup-and-rings, spirals, and other marks.

Ashgrove Loch Crannog

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:06:24 GMT

]]>. Crannog in North Ayrshire Canmore Site 41054 A crannog, on the east side of Ashgrove, Loch, was discovered, and excavated by Smith in 1868. It consisted of a mound about 22m in diameter, which before the loch was partly drained had been surrounded by water. It had a wall of sandstone blocks laid in a mortar of yellow clay. This wall, which has been built upon a layer of branches over the moss, was 3m thick on the land side and 1.20m on the loch side, forming an enclosure 9m in diameter. It was connected to the shore by a causeway of sandstone blocks. Inside the enclosure was a drain built of sandstone blocks and a water tank. A kitchen midden lay on the south east side of the building, close to the wall. It contained several chisels, a knife, a spoon, and two needles, all of bone, several hammer stones, a perforated piece of gas coal, and a pair of steel sheep shears.

Courthill Cairn

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:05:04 GMT

]]>. Round Barrow in North Ayrshire. Canmore Site 40989 Court Hill barrow, was excavated in 1872 before it was covered in debris from a nearby pit. Before excavation, it was 27m in diameter and about 4.5m high. There is a tradition that this was a justice seat, "A stone, which tradition asserts to have supported the gallows, formerly stood a little east of the moat."

Ardrossan Shell Mound

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:03:01 GMT

]]>. Artificial Mound in North Ayrshire Canmore Site 41144 A shell-mound, measuring 31m by 5m, on the south west side of Cannon Hill, close to Ardrossan railway station, was excavated by Smith. Its length was mostly overhung by the rock face, which had formed a rock-shelter, occupied at intervals over a considerable period of time.

Dirrans burial

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:22:52 GMT

]]>. Cist in North Ayrshire Canmore Site 42096 An ancient structure, 45cms in diameter and 120cm deep, was revealed in 1882 when sand was removed from the side of the Garnock Water at Dirrans. It was built of smooth, water-worn whinstones which were very much decomposed. There was no lid or covering and a small tree grew on top. In the bottom were a few centimetres of fine greyish powdery material which was sifted, but no remains were found.

Cleaves Cove

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:20:33 GMT

]]>. Cave or Rock Shelter in North Ayrshire Canmore Site 42038 Cleaves Cove, is a limestone cavern situated at 51m above sea level on the south side of Dusk Glen. Some sections were made in the deposits in several of the passages by Smith in 1883.

Seamill Fort

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:19:44 GMT

]]>. Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in North Ayrshire Canmore Site 40997 The 'fort' at Seamill occupies a tongue of land projecting from the end of the south bank of the ravine of Kilbride Burn, similar to a number of other structures along the Ayrshire coast.

Buiston Crannog

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:39:26 GMT

]]>. Crannog in North Ayrshire

Tomont End Cairns, Isle of Great Cumbrae

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:54:10 GMT

]]>. Cairn in North Ayrshire

Sourlie Hill

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:12:08 GMT

. Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in North Ayrshire