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Submitted by Tom_Bullock on Monday, 04 November 2002  Page Views: 9356

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Largybeg Point Alternative Name: Largie Beag Point, The Sailor's Grave
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NS0536323338  Landranger Map Number: 69
Latitude: 55.465048N  Longitude: 5.080399W
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.
 5 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.
 3 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
 4

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drolaf visited on 6th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Access: 4 two standing stones and possible cairn material. Located on a headland with view NNE to Holy Island and SSW to Ailsa Craig.

Andy B visited on 22nd Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Superb weather today. Surprised no one has commented on the very obvious and exact alignment with Holy Island. There is a likely looking large cairn nearby.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Access: 4

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : Another view of the alignment. Visited August 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)
'Four Poster' Stone Circle in Arran - Burl classifies this as an Uncertain site

From The Book of Arran (1910)

At Largie Beag Point, on a green knoll close to the beach, there are two standing stones placed in line and 10 feet apart. They are small blocks standing 2 feet 6 inches above the surface. The centre of the knoll, within an area which would have been enclosed by a corresponding setting on the west, shows an irregular heap of slabs and stones, which probably at one time formed a cist.

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Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : The two stones align perfectly with the island in the background. Visited August 2016 (6 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : Visited August 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Aska : Solitary couple on the crooked cape. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Aska : A shoot looking up towards the main road direction. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Aska : A shoot from the north.

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : My two at Largybeg Point. Visited August 2016

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : The prehistoric cairn with the two standing stones in the background. Visited August 2016

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : This photo shows a prehistoric cairn at Largybeg Point. Visited August 2016

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : Visited August 2016

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Andy B : The two remaining visible stones are on this outcrop. Visited August 2016

Largybeg Point
Largybeg Point submitted by Bladup : Largybeg Point standing stones, Holy island is in the background.

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References by Andy B on Monday, 06 March 2017
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The stone circle references (from the big Burl book) are:
Bryce TH (1910) The Sepulchral Remains (in Balfour JA (ed) The Book of Arran Archaeology), also Burl 1988 - Four Posters, Bronze Age Stone Circles of Western Europe B.A.R.195 (Oxford) ISBN:9780860545804 - so it seems it was a four-poster

The Book of Arran:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924091786248
Page 152: 14. At Largie Beag Point, on a green knoll close to the beach, there are two standing stones placed in line and 10 feet apart. They are small blocks standing 2 feet 6 inches above the surface. The centre of the knoll, within an area which would have been enclosed by a corresponding setting on the west, shows an irregular heap of slabs and stones, which probably at one time formed a cist.

Also on the previous page the Book of Arran says:
13. High up on the top of the cliff at Largie Beag, 600 feet above sea-level, and close to the edge of the cliff, is a small circle of standing stones 18 feet in diameter. The stones, eleven in number, are very irregularly placed, and are all small blocks or slabs standing 1 to 2 feet above the surface. The enclosed area is somewhat depressed, and it is doubtful whether it can be included as a sepulchral circle.

I've not seen this second site referenced before - I wish I'd had a look when I was there.
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