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Dun Boraige Beag
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dun Boraige Beag submitted by markj99 on 13th Oct 2020. Dun Boraige Beag viewed from coastal path looking N.
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Log Text: Dun Boraige Beag is a low mound with scattered stones on the tidal edge of the N coast of Tiree.
Dun Ibrig
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Dun Ibrig submitted by markj99 on 9th Oct 2020. Approaching Dun Ibrig there is more water than land.
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Log Text: It is ironic that Dun Ibrig is so close to civilisation (Scarinish) and so difficult to access. On my visit the marshland approach was waterlogged and Dun Ibrig was surrounded by a moat of deep water.
Dun Heanish
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dun Heanish submitted by markj99 on 10th Sep 2018. Approaching Dun Heanish from W
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Log Text: There are scant stone remains on Dun Heanish, however the defensive qualities of the mound are obvious.
Dun Hiader
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dun Hiader submitted by markj99 on 6th Sep 2018. Site in Isle of Tiree Scotland
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Log Text: The stone remains on Dun Hiader are difficult to interpret but, there is no doubt that the steep-sided dun would provide an excellent defensive location.
Kensalyre Stone
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kensalyre Stone submitted by Creative Commons on 14th Apr 2010. Not as imposing as the two in Kensaleyre, the stone is much larger. This view is looking back towards Little Loch Snizort
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Log Text: There is a c. 3.5 foot stone in moorland around 50 feet SE of Kensaleyre Cairns, a pair of cairns on the E edge of the A87 to Portree. It seems probable that this stone had a relationship to the nearby cairns. It is listed under Canmore ID 11325 along with Kensaleye Cairns.
Suardal
Date Added: 10th Apr 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Suardal submitted by LivingRocks on 27th Jul 2005. The remains of the chamber.
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Log Text: Suardal is an unspectacular cairn in a spectacular situation adjacent to the B8083 Elgol c. 2 miles out of Broadford. It's easy to visit in passing.
Borve Stone Row
Date Added: 28th May 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Borve Stone Row submitted by Andy B on 24th Nov 2010. Borve Stone Row taken in about 1997
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Log Text: There is a slight curve to the 3 stones in this row lending some weight to the argument that they were once part of a stone circle. The construction of a road through a stone circle could have occurred in the past.
Dun Bornaskitaig
Date Added: 28th May 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Dun Bornaskitaig submitted by hamilton on 17th Sep 2014. The scant remnants of Dun Bornaskitaig sit atop this eminence, less then 100 metres east of the coastline at Kilmuir on the Trotternish peninsula.
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Log Text: The remains of the broch on Dun Bornaskitaig are mostly hidden under a grassy bank up to c. 4 feet high round the perimeter of the dun. There are several building constructed from the broch's stones in the vicinity of the dun.
Uig.
Date Added: 15th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uig. submitted by Andy B on 13th Apr 2010. Standing Stone at Peinsoraig
Overlooking the village of Uig. Captain Fraser's Folly can be seen to the left of the stone, with Uig Free Church and Uig Hotel in centre of picture.
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Log Text: I was so focused on the admittedly impressive standing stone that I failed to notice the low cairn, known as Clach Ard according to Canmore ID 11196 c. 5 yards to the S of Uig Standing Stone.
Osmigarry
Date Added: 5th Aug 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2011
Osmigarry submitted by markj99 on 15th Dec 2022. Osmigarry Standing Stone viewed from W.
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Log Text: It is a pleasant change to find a standing stone conveniently located on the roadside close to a lay-by. Look out for a recumbent stone on the opposite side of the road.
Carn Liath (Kensaleyre)
Date Added: 28th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carn Liath (Kensaleyre) submitted by jeffrep on 25th Jul 2013. The Carn Liath Chambered Cairn is located in a field off the A87 just south of Kensaleyre opposite the turn off to Rhenetra on the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. It is the largest of a cluster of cairns here, and is easy to see from a distance, because the stones from which it is constructed are covered with such white lichen that they appear to have been painted.
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Log Text: There are two difficulties in visiting Carn Liath (Kensaleyre): the lack of parking and the lack of a path. My best compromise was to park in the Church of Scotland Car Park, walk c. 300 yards along the A87 then take a cross country route c. 650 yards WSW across rough boggy ground to Carn Liath (Kensaleyre). My walking route can be viewed on Carn Liath (Kensaleyre).
Carn Liath (Skye)
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carn Liath (Skye) submitted by Andy B on 13th Apr 2010. A neolithic chambered burial cairn above the east shore of Loch Snizort. A couple of the chambers are discernible, but most of the stones have been tumbled, or plundered for dyke building.
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Log Text: I was staying in Monkstadt for a week so I thought it would be relatively easy to visit Carn Liath (Kilmuir) located c. 1 mile N along the coast. As usual, 1 mile on the ground was a harder proposition than 1 mile on the map. The terrain was rough and boggy in places making progress slow. I was able to find the remains of the cairn on the N side of a dry stane dyke running ENE-WSW: The cairn has been bisected by the dry stane dyke. Canmore suggests that the S half of the cairn has been reduced to ground level. I observed two standing stones around 6 feet from the edge of the W Arc. They may be remnants of a peristalith.
Achmore
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Achmore submitted by Tom_Bullock on 8th Dec 2004. Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM
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Log Text: Achmore Stone Circle resembles more a work in progress than a complete stone circle. It takes a leap of imagination to construct a megalithic site from multiple fallen stones.
Loch an Duna
Date Added: 29th May 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Loch an Duna submitted by Creative Commons on 16th Apr 2010. Site in Isle of Lewis Scotland
Broch in Loch an Duna
The remains of a broch and, to its right (west) a small man-made cairn.
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Log Text: The ruined broch lies on a small island on the edge of Loch an Duna near Bragar. There is a causeway to the island c. 50 yards S of the A858. Some internal structure and outer walls are still discernible.
Callanish 15
Date Added: 14th Apr 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 15 submitted by markj99 on 8th Apr 2019. Callanish 15, a recumbent standing stone.
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Log Text: I didn't find any rolling stones (I didn't write the description of this site: I inherited it) but I did find a candidate for a recumbent standing stone on the hillside at NB 17754 34588.
Callanish 8A
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Callanish 8A submitted by SHUGS on 28th Sep 2015. Looking South
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Log Text: Callanish VIIIa Standing Stone is accessible via a path up a steep bank on the S End of Bernera Bridge. At least it hasn't been resited in a concrete plinth.
Callanish 8
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Callanish 8 submitted by Tom_Bullock on 8th Dec 2004. Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM
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Log Text: Callanish 8 "stone semi-circle" is one of the most unusual megalithic site I have visited. It is a must visit if you are in the area.
Callanish I
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Callanish I submitted by Megalithicmatt on 17th Sep 2015. One quarter of the circle.
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Log Text: The drawback with visiting Callanish in the summer is sharing the stones with lots of people. Seeing the stones in sunlight is a compensation.
Callanish 2
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 3 submitted by jayney on 16th Jul 2003. Solstice 2001
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Log Text: There is a charming simplicity to Callanish II in comparison to its complicated neighbour.
Callanish 3
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 3 submitted by Andy B on 13th Nov 2022. Bruce Adams, one of our members since 2012, sadly died last month - he had motor neurone disease. Bruce wrote: "Over the years I have assembled albums recording my visits to stone circles and related sites. I would very much like to pass these on to someone who will appreciate them. I am not asking for payment and only have a desire to see them go to a good home. I would rather not see them broken up and dispersed."
I am currently looking after Bruce's albums and will be sharing some of the...
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Log Text: The variety of sites in the Callanish landscape is a delight. Callanish 3 is a complex stone circle, open to interpretation.