<< Our Photo Pages >> Loch Buie Stone Circle - Stone Circle in Scotland in Isle of Mull
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loch Buie Stone Circle Alternative Name: LochbuieCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Mull Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Tobermory Nearest Village: Craignure
Map Ref: NM61772510 Landranger Map Number: 49
Latitude: 56.358062N Longitude: 5.858088W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Gongoozler visited on 3rd Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Over ten years since my first visit, and I'd forgotten just how wet the ground here can be
SandyG visited on 8th Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Car parking is available at NM 61538 25571. From here enter the field to the south and follow the white marker stones.
Richard13 visited on 1st Aug 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
banjonutty visited on 25th Jul 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
SumDoood visited on 1st Sep 2000 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jul 1997 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Long drive on a single-tracked road followed by more of a walk than it looked on the map, ground was very squelchy underfoot.
ericgrindle visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
coin visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Bladup DrewParsons tom_bullock have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.13 Ambience: 4.75 Access: 3.5
Set in a natural amphitheatre formed by the surrounding hills, this is a magical place.
Can be marshy to get to.
Update November 2019: For more information about the related stone row, visit the Stone Rows of Great Britain's entry for Loch Buie, which includes a plan of the row and its relationship to the other prehistoric sites in the vicinity. Also see the Loch Buie Stone Row in the 'nearby sites' list below.
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