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Webwitch
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|  Posted 08-08-2008 at 01:11
I'm sorry to say that having travelled recently to the northern isles, I neglected to keep a diary of my travels and so have no idea of the location of various sites.
Any help with identification would be gratefully received.
The first is this one:
Which is somewhere on an island close to Scalloway in Shetland. Now, the stones have a cairn (and they are quite near a modern house which is occupied) which is infested with rabbits, including one conspicuous black one.
Up the hill in the distance is another cairn (as seen in first photograph) and across from the circle can be seen a moutain range, but I think its another island.
Does anyone know the location?
Any help gratefully received. I've tried looking on the maps here at an The Modern Antiquarian to no avail.
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|  Posted 08-08-2008 at 07:39
A search of this site may jg your memory
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3306501&page=1
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Webwitch
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| Posted 08-08-2008 at 21:55
I'm afraid not, rbatham,  as I did not have a map whilst travelling and I was not driving. All I know is that its and island linked to the mainland by a bridge and that's about it.
I've already tried google earth (Shetland was cloudy when photographed), Modern Antiquarian and here to no avail.
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| Posted 09-08-2008 at 08:31
"An Island linked to the mainland by a bridge"...possibly Skye???
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|  Posted 09-08-2008 at 09:08
I'd go for the isles of Trondra, East Burra, and West Burra.
They seem to have all your features.
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=scalloway&countryCode=GB#map=60.08688,-1.34391|14|4&dp=904&loc=GB:60.13837:-1.27954:14|scalloway|Scalloway,%20Shetland,%20Shetland%
20Islands,%20Scotland,%20ZE1%200
PS....... I can't see any rabbits though. 
[ This message was edited by: BERNARDQUATERMASS on 2008-08-09 09:41 ]
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Webwitch
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| Posted 10-08-2008 at 14:13
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On 2008-08-09 08:31, AlbertResonox wrote:
"An Island linked to the mainland by a bridge"...possibly Skye???
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Not likely, as that is in the West of Scotland, and I am referring to Shetland (north of the Orkney Islands). 
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| Posted 10-08-2008 at 14:21
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On 2008-08-09 09:08, BERNARDQUATERMASS wrote:
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From the distance given from the Standing Stones to the Cairn, it could be East Burra, but I would need more information. I think I am going to have to email the tour company. 
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| Posted 10-08-2008 at 20:10
Would this description of the East Burra site ring any bells for you?
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/pls/portal/newcanmore.newcandig_details_gis?inumlink=625
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| Posted 10-08-2008 at 21:39
I wonder if this was the bridge you went over?
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/533550
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Webwitch
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| Posted 12-08-2008 at 01:01
Don't know, PAB. It looks familiar, but we went around in circles for a time. I was very ill that day and didn't write up my journal, so my memory is foggy at best.
I also have to identify this particular stone, overlooking a golf course, which we passed on our way to Tingwall Kirk.
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| Posted 12-08-2008 at 10:15
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On 2008-08-08 01:11, Webwitch wrote:
I'm sorry to say that having travelled recently to the northern isles, I neglected to keep a diary of my travels and so have no idea of the location of various sites.
Any help with identification would be gratefully received.
The first is this one:
Which is somewhere on an island close to Scalloway in Shetland. Now, the stones have a cairn (and they are quite near a modern house which is occupied) which is infested with rabbits, including one conspicuous black one.
Up the hill in the distance is another cairn (as seen in first photograph) and across from the circle can be seen a moutain range, but I think its another island.
Does anyone know the location?
Any help gratefully received. I've tried looking on the maps here at an The Modern Antiquarian to no avail.
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As mentioned previously ,elsewhere, Westings Hill may be one of the pics see http://www.flickr.com/photos/british_isles/2742092627/
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Webwitch
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| Posted 19-08-2008 at 23:47
Um, tiompan, you are referring me to my own picture!!!!! 
I have put Westings Hill on my Flickr account in the absence of any further, definitive information.
[ This message was edited by: Webwitch on 2008-08-19 23:48 ]
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PAB
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| Posted 25-08-2008 at 22:38
Hi - on your second picture, we didn't manage to get to Tingwall ourselves, but looking at our various maps etc, I think this is definitely Tingwall Loch stone - the item for this on the RCAHMS site has an old photo showing the same curved top.
This should get you to their pageRCAHMS
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| Posted 25-08-2008 at 23:32
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On 2008-08-25 22:38, PAB wrote:
Hi - on your second picture, we didn't manage to get to Tingwall ourselves, but looking at our various maps etc, I think this is definitely Tingwall Loch stone - the item for this on the RCAHMS site has an old photo showing the same curved top.
This should get you to their pageRCAHMS
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Think your'e right PAB , see .
http://www.stonepages.com/ancient_scotland/sites/tingwall.htm
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