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Berrybrae
Date Added: 14th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Berrybrae submitted by cosmic on 19th Oct 2005. Recumbent from outside
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Log Text: getting overgrown with nettles grass etc. dark in summer when the trees are in leaf. the east flanker is cracked and the west flanker in massive. As with other local RSCs the stones and bank include some bright orange/pink granite. in flat rolling landscape no long views.
Strichen House
Date Added: 14th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Strichen House submitted by Krautrock on 7th Jan 2009. July 2008
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Log Text: the signposting much better now, but the kissing gates are for skinny folk only! there were no livestock in the field. the site is overgrown with nettles and thistles. its 700m from the nearest car park place yes its been demolished 2x and rebuilt but it has a good feel about it. ok the stones may not all be in exactly the original place but its nice to have a RSC with all the stones upright. on a hilltop so feels a bit like Tomnaverie and Aikey.
Loudon Wood
Date Added: 13th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Loudon Wood submitted by krautrock on 9th Aug 2010. Loudon Wood. Recumbent Stone Circle. It looks like that anybody disturbed the left corner of the recumbent stone.
June 2010
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Log Text: a typical banked kerbed RSC. now in open (ish) land. felled ex forestry. i suppose it needs renaming to louden ex wood.
there a quite a few loose stones around the bank, i wasn't sure if these were original or had been put there by visitors. a fire had been set behind the recumbent a really stupid thing to do in ex pine forestry which could burn very easily.
a fine site-splendid stones.
White Cow Wood
Date Added: 13th Aug 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Access 3
White Cow Wood submitted by cosmic on 19th Oct 2005. Another view of the kerb
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Log Text: a fair bit more overgrown now than the photos. its a banked kerbed cairn with a central cist. basically the centre of a recumbent stone circle without the stone circle.
Dunnideer Circle
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Dunnideer Circle submitted by cosmic on 29th Apr 2006. Dunnideer from North
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Log Text: just recumbent and flankers and a few support stones. in a line of old beech trees just below brow of hill. unfortunately this made it an ideal hideaway campsite fo someone who left bottles of ex vodka, some broken, and general rubbish, plus the remains of a campfire. at least they took their tent with them. nout wrong with wild camping, but you're supposed to leave no trace. some folk just don't have the 'skillset' of carrying an empty can.
Stonehead
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Stonehead submitted by krautrock on 21st Jul 2010. Stonehead, view to the west.
June 2010
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Log Text: just the flankers and recumbent left, in a farm field. can park at road junction-short walk to gate to climb over. impressive sized stones.
Tap o'Noth
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Tap o'Noth submitted by Cosmic on 4th Jan 2004. The north side
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Log Text: a long walk uphill 1.5 to 2 hours but worth it. long distance views from the top and very calm inside out of the wind. you can see lots of the vitrification. the small car park is empty at 7am but gets full by about 11. some fools even try and bring massive trailer of bicycles! mind the dog walkers little bags! a popular spot for all types.
Old Keig
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Old Keig submitted by Postman on 27th Aug 2017. Sunset at Old Keig
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Log Text: easily accessed via path through old beech woods. yes the recumbent is massive!
Cothiemuir Wood
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cothiemuir Wood submitted by cosmic on 24th Apr 2004. Cothiemuir Wood at NJ617198 in Aberdeenshire
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Log Text: a really lovely site, well preserved next to a modern woodland burial site. wonderfully peaceful setting.
Tomnaverie
Date Added: 12th Aug 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tomnaverie submitted by SandyG on 5th Dec 2013. Taken on a beautiful clear day with the first dusting of snow on Lochnagar in the background.
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Log Text: amazing location
Maiden Castle (N Yorks)
Date Added: 2nd Aug 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Maiden Castle (N Yorks) submitted by NeilD on 8th Sep 2005. SE 022981
Maiden Castle
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Log Text: a large site the size only realised on visiting. ditches about 2m in quite good condition. on a flat site on the hillside. orientated with entrance to east on west east running hillside and valley.
Pobull Fhinn
Date Added: 8th Jun 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pobull Fhinn submitted by jeffrep on 19th Feb 2008. Site in North Uist
Pobull Fhinn Overlooking Loch Langais with Ben Eval is the Distance, No. Uist, Western Isles, Scotland
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Log Text: A short walk from the lodge Hotel bar (excellent gin) a much longer walk from Barpa Langhas cairn via the trig, from where you get fantastic views across to the mountains, and machair to sea.
Temple Wood S
Date Added: 6th Jun 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Temple Wood S submitted by SandyG on 16th Jul 2015. View from north west. (15th April 2015).
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Log Text: the carved spirals are hard/impossible to see unless the sun or a light is at right angle
Temple Wood N
Date Added: 6th Jun 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Access 5
Temple Wood N submitted by hamish on 6th Aug 2005. Temple Wood North. I love this place,enigmatic as always.Being among the trees makes it so different.It's beautiful.
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Log Text: there is a disabled parking space at the templewood site. The main road A816 is a high accident route, so take extra care.
Frobost chambered cairn
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Frobost chambered cairn submitted by drolaf on 4th Jun 2024. view of cairn from SE
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Log Text: i noticed there were lots of pink quartz crystaline rocks mixed with the grey boulders
Caravat Barp
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Caravat Barp submitted by Postman on 23rd Aug 2016. Loch a' Bharpa beyond.
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Log Text: None
Barp Reineval
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barp Reineval submitted by SandyG on 23rd May 2016. View from the south east (28 August 2015).
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Log Text: Capstone 1.5m x 1.8m 0.3m thick plus adjacent stone 1.2m x 0.6 x 0.6 m
views of mountains to east. view west blocked.
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue8/cummings/reineval1.html
Panorama
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue8/cummings/qtvr/reinev/reinev.htm
Kilmartin House
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2024
Kilmartin House submitted by DrewParsons on 29th Jun 2010. Located in the middle of the village of Kilmartin, the museum has a good display of local finds and interesting descriptions of the prehistoric sites in the neighbourhood. There is also a well stocked museum shop on the premises.
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Log Text: All very new posh presentation showing through the ages.
If you like a romantic Lord of the rings type view of the Neolithic, with ‘ceremonial’ musical accompaniment you’ll love it. You may go away with the idea that all neolithic people did was stand around chanting and burning things.
If you ever went to the old museum you will miss the coracle, lithophone and swan bone flute.
Pollachar
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Access 5
Pollachar submitted by h_fenton on 20th Jul 2006. Pollachar standing stone, South Uist. view from south west, showing proximity to the Pollachar Inn behind
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Log Text: None
Glebe Cairn
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Glebe Cairn submitted by PaulH on 1st Apr 2003. Kilmartin Valley
Glebe Cairn
NR 833989
Glebe cairn was constructed between 2000 and 1500 BC. It was built on the site of two earlier stone circles, and contained two burial cists
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Log Text: None