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Finnarts Hill
Date Added: 5th Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Finnarts Hill submitted by markj99 on 18th Oct 2020. Finnarts Hill Standing Stone A
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Log Text: These small stones are not spectacular however if you are visiting Finnarts Hill Cairn the extra half mile extension is worthwhile.
Bains Hill
Date Added: 1st May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Bains Hill submitted by SHUGS on 10th Oct 2012. Site in South Ayrshire Scotland
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Log Text: Bain's Hill is easy to visit with a good view over Turnberry Golf Course towards Ailsa Craig. Lunch at the Malin Court is also a good reason to stop.
Gwallon Longstone
Date Added: 29th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 3
Gwallon Longstone submitted by maengurta on 3rd Aug 2007. Suburbanite longstone.
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Log Text: I was frustrated to find the stone was inaccessible in Penrice Community College grounds protected by a wire mesh fence. Perhaps I will revisit out of school hours.
Poldean menhir
Date Added: 24th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Poldean submitted by Apocryphus on 20th Jan 2019. A smaller stone located opposite Poldean Farm on a minor road south of Moffat
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Log Text: Poldean menhir is not the most spectacular standing stone, however it is adjacent to a road so why not stop when passing by.
Achnancarranan
Date Added: 4th Apr 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Achnancarranan submitted by SandyG on 5th Jan 2018. View from the south west (Scale 1m). Views to the north are restricted by rocky outcrops.
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Log Text: Achnancarranan Stone Row is one of several sites on or near the track which lead N out of the track beside Lagavulin Car Park. Lagavulin, Druim Mor, Achnancarranan and Ballynaughton can all be accessed from this point for a c. 3 mile walk mostly on a farmtrack. I did encounter the problem of Beef Cattle occupying Lagavulin Stone and the track through the field.
Ballynaughton
Date Added: 27th Apr 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Access 2
Ballynaughton submitted by Energyman on 14th Oct 2018. From the West
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Log Text: Ballynaugton cairn lies in rough ground c. 0.75 miles NW of Lagavulin Distillery. The track from Lagavulin Distillery car park heading NW leads to Lagavulin Cairn, Druim Mor Standing Stone, Achnancarranan Stone Row and Ballynaughton Cairn. The remnants of the Ballynaughton Cairn are covered in ferns but the chamber is well defined.
Branhunisary
Date Added: 30th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Branhunisary submitted by markj99 on 30th May 2021. Branhunisary Standing Stone looking WSW towards Port Ellen
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Log Text: If you are visiting Port Ellen and Branhunisary you may as well continue for c. 1 mile to the end of this narrow road at Kilbride farm which has a standing stone in an adjacent field.
Ardilistry
Date Added: 20th Nov 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ardilistry submitted by Bladup on 4th Feb 2013. Ardilistry 4 poster [It's really tiny]
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Log Text: Ardilistry Four Poster is in imminent danger of becoming Ardilistry Three Poster. The W stone was only protruding c. 1 inch above the surface on my visit. I wonder how much of Ardilistry Four Poster lies below the marsh? Going, going, gone: Don't leave it too long!
St Nem's Churchyard (Kilnave)
Date Added: 13th Apr 2021
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
St Nem's Churchyard (Kilnave) submitted by Sunny100 on 12th Aug 2010. Site in Isle of Islay Scotland. The 8 foot high-cross, dating from the 8th century CE, in St Nem's kirkyard. The cross is very worn and one arm is broken.
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Log Text: Kilnave Chapel was a bonus on my way to Ardnave Loch Crannog. I am not particularly attracted to graveyards however the unusual cross was worth the detour.
Ardnave Loch
Date Added: 13th Apr 2021
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Ardnave Loch submitted by markj99 on 13th Apr 2021. Ardnave Loch Crannog in SW corner Ardnave Loch.
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Log Text: Unfortunately I visited Ardnave Loch during the rainy season (it runs from 1st January to 31st December) so the land around the loch was waterlogged. I would like to revisit in the dry season (if it exists).
Carragh Bhan
Date Added: 13th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carragh Bhan submitted by nicoladidsbury on 7th Sep 2004. Kintra Standing Stone on the Isle of Islay
Grid Ref: NR328478
The photo was taken at dawn as the sun was rising over the Eastern Fells.
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Log Text: Carragh Bhan Standing Stone is a substantial slab orientated NNE-SSW, located c. 10 yards W of the single track road from Port Ellen to Kintra Camp Site. There is a gateway to park in opposite the stone. It is well worth a short detour.
Ballinaby
Date Added: 8th May 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ballinaby submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Standing Stone Near Ballinaby
This tall stone is clearly visible from the road to the north of Loch Gorm, but is hidden from view on the path leading in from Saligo Bay. It's worth the walk. There's a second smaller stone in the next square, just visible in the left-hand side of this shot below a rocky outcrop.
Copyright Mary and Angus Hogg and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: Ballinaby 1 is unsignposted off a minor road N of Loch Gorm. There is a lay-by c. 200 yards W of Ballinaby farm. Walk up the farm road to a gate, head NNW towards a junction of dry stane dykes. Ballinaby 1 is c. 50 yards SW from here adjacent to the N side of the dyke. Ballinaby 2 lies c.350 yards NNE of Ballinaby 1 across rough ground.
Ballinaby 1 is one of the most striking standing stones I have ever visited. The apparent fragility of this tall thin slab is belied by its survival despite being exposed to Islay's wild weather for millennia.
Ballinaby 2 is less impressive in its current state though it may have been as tall as Ballinaby 1 originally.
Tayandock
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Tayandock submitted by markj99 on 6th Sep 2019. Tayandock stone nestled in the ferns.
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Log Text: When I visited Islay I found Tayandock stone by searching in long grass on the margin of a field at a OS Grid Reference from Canmore.
Carnduncan
Date Added: 5th Jun 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carnduncan submitted by markj99 on 31st May 2025. Kerb Stones on SE Arc of Carnduncan Cairn.
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Log Text: Carnduncan Cairn is an isolated grassy mound on the W wing of Islay. There are kerb stone on the SE Arc of the cairn and scattered stones in the centre of the cairn. It is located c. 30 yards NE of the B8018 to Sanaigmore. See main page for directions.
Beinn Ghott
Date Added: 15th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Beinn Ghott submitted by markj99 on 15th May 2021. Approaching Beinn Ghott Cairn from NW.
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Log Text: Beinn Ghott Cairn is a small compact cairn which will not appeal to all antiquarians. However if you are on Tiree for an extended stay there is no good reason not to visit it.
Beoch Hill Cairn
Date Added: 16th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Beoch Hill Cairn submitted by markj99 on 11th Sep 2019. Looking NE across hollow centre of Beoch Hill cairn.
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Log Text: It is illogical to put so much effort into such a small hidden cairn. Then again, when did common sense influence the antiquarian seeking a new target. I have an unfortunate attraction to remote sites.
White Cairn, Beoch Hill
Date Added: 16th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
White Cairn, Beoch Hill submitted by markj99 on 11th Sep 2019. Looking W to Loch Ryan from White Cairn, Beoch Hill.
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Log Text: It is illogical to put so much effort into such a small hidden cairn. Then again, when did common sense influence the antiquarian seeking a new target. I have an unfortunate attraction to remote sites.
Kirkmaiden Old Church
Date Added: 8th Sep 2019
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kirkmaiden Old Church submitted by markj99 on 8th Sep 2019. Kirkmaiden Churchyard (St Medan)
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Log Text: St Medan Golf Club is one of the most scenic views in the South West. I have visited Kirkmaiden Church often before I read about the cross.
There is a new combination padlock on the railed-off church so someone must have custodial access to the church.
Knock Rock Art (4)
Date Added: 18th Jul 2023
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Knock Rock Art submitted by Gus on 12th Sep 2001. Knock Rock Art (4), Clarksburn Wood Cup and Rings
A nice motif on an outcrop in a field East of Monreith. A cup and four rings and some faint cups on a smooth surface. First reported by C. Jackson in 1978. Rock Art near the Sea; Come and See!
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Log Text: I walked past this stone twice before I spotted the stone in long grass on the margin of the field. Luckily I had a bottle of water to bring out the depth of the ring mark.
Lang Stane o' Craigearn
Date Added: 11th Aug 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3
Lang Stane o' Craigearn submitted by cosmic on 7th Mar 2004. Lang Stane o' Craigearn is at NJ723149. It is a very tall thin standing stone - at least 10 feet high. It is situated on top of a grassed mound behind a house.
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Log Text: I approached the Langstane o' Craigearn from N. Access to the stone is restricted. It appears to be enclosed in a private garden.