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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dalcross Mains - Stone Circle in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by madmark23 on Sunday, 18 July 2021  Page Views: 9365

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dalcross Mains
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.459 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Inverness
Map Ref: NH779484  Landranger Map Number: 27
Latitude: 57.509273N  Longitude: 4.03964W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
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Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by madmark23 : A Professor comes and speaks to this cairn once a year. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This cairn with outer stone circle lies between two fields overlooking the Moray Firth. The area around has been ploughed and quarried, while the site itself is rather overgrown with birch trees. Despite this the cairn has survived relatively well with the outer kerb stones being almost complete. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the surrounding stone circle, only two stones of which remain to the south.

The eastern stone of the two has a broken top and stands at just over a metre in height, while the western one which is veined with quartzite, has fallen outwards due to erosion.

Reference: The Chambered Cairns of the Central Highlands, A.S.Henshall & J.N.G.Ritchie (Edinburgh Uni Press, 2002).

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Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by markj99 : NW Arc of Dalcross Mains Peristalith. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by markj99 : Broken Standing Stone of Dalcross Mains viewed from E. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by markj99 : Dalcross Mains viewed from NE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by markj99 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by madmark23 : Worth a visit, not far from Clava Cairns.

Dalcross Mains
Dalcross Mains submitted by madmark23 : Lovely site over looking the Moray Firth. Make sure and ask landowners permission as she seems to think this ancient site belongs to her!!

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