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Tealing
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tealing Souterrain submitted by Nick on 5th Nov 2002. Tealing is just north of Dundee on the A929. Turn into the village and follow the road round, and look for the signpost. The souterrain is down a track and over a stile in a field behind the doocot (16th century pigeon house). This site dates from approximately 100 AD, and is a well preserved example. These earth houses were covered over with thatched roofs, and used for storage. The cup and ring marked stone at the northern entrance is thought to have been taken from another site and used ...
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Log Text: My first visit to a souterrain. Just off the road from Dundee to Aberlemno, so we had to stop by.
Aberlemno
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Aberlemno submitted by dodomad on 12th Mar 2022. A carved Pictish symbol stone uncovered in a field in Aberlemno in 2022. Only 200 Pictish symbol stones are known to exist
Photo Credit: University of Aberdeen
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Log Text: A highlight of our trip to Scotland. After seeing many Pictish stones in museums, it was great to see some in almost their natural setting.
Blackgate of Pitscandlie
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Blackgate of Pitscandlie submitted by hamish on 24th Jun 2007. Again wide but narrow, this is a magnificent Stone.
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Log Text: Visited early on a Sunday and didn't see anyone around, so we had to be content with a view from the driveway.
Glamis 2
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Class I / Class II Hybrid Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Glamis 2 submitted by cosmic on 20th Jul 2005. Cross on West side.
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Log Text: Arrived during the service at the church, so we didn't feel like we could ask about entering the manse grounds.
Eassie Stone
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Class II Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Eassie Stone submitted by C_Michael_Hogan on 7th Oct 2007. Eassie Church in ruin with part of the old graveyard. @ C. Michael Hogan
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Log Text: What a great setting in the ruined church. 5 for ambience if it weren't for the (necessary) glass box.
McManus Galleries
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
McManus Galleries submitted by DrewParsons on 29th Oct 2012. McManus Galleries Museum
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Log Text: A wonderful local museum in a grand old building. The prehistoric collection is informative and well laid out. The rest of the museum is eclectic and interesting.
Court Cave
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Court Cave submitted by johnur on 13th Nov 2018. West entrance to Court Cave in September 2018. Comparison with old photos on Canmore will show that the ground level outside the cave is now several feet higher than it was 100 years ago. The top of the old wall in the Canmore photos is now just below the present ground level. This is due to pit waste from Michael Colliery accumulating on the foreshore to establish a ground level which became permanent when rock armour was installed in the late 20th century to prevent coastal erosion.
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Log Text: When we unexpectedly realized our deviation from the gps route led us through Wemyss, we had to pay the caves a visit.
Jonathan’s Cave
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Jonathan’s Cave submitted by durhamnature on 11th Mar 2013. Panel from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland" via archive.org
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Log Text: Barred off like the other caves in the area.
Well Cave (East Wemyss)
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Well Cave (East Wemyss) submitted by aolson on 11th Jul 2024. Entrance to Well Cave quite silted up.
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Log Text: Alas, the mouth of the cave is quite covered, the lawn in front of it is also quite overgrown. Thanks to TIme Team we can still imagine what it looks like inside.
Lundin Links
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Lundin Links submitted by Postman on 24th Sep 2018. Autumn Equinox sun rise 2018
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Log Text: Took a picture over the wall of the cottage to the west. Be sure to ask permission, the residents are kindly but do not want people climbing over their wall to access the stones.
National Museum of Scotland
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Midlothian)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
National Museum of Scotland submitted by DrewParsons on 3rd Oct 2011. Andesite and sandstone carved balls from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire and Skye dated to between 3500 BC and 1800 BC. September 2011.
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Log Text: Lots of very interesting and important prehistoric artifacts, but it is very hard to find specific items due the the organization of the floors. They are laid out according to a curator's whim of what "theme" the artifact falls unter, rather than chronological. There were carved stone balls in at least two rooms (and I never found the one I was looking for), and hand axes in three different rooms.
National Museum of Scotland (Early Christian Stones)
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Midlothian)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
National Museum of Scotland (Early Christian Stones) submitted by Anne T on 18th Jan 2018. This Whithorn Style Cross Shaft is on display in the 'Early People's Exhibition on Level -1. It comes from Craiglemine, Glasserton, Wigtownshire near Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway. Submitted with the kind consent of National Museums of Scotland. Exhibit X.IB 122. Dates from 900-100 AD.
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Log Text: None
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones)
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Midlothian)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
National Museum of Scotland (Pictish Stones) submitted by Anne T on 18th Jan 2018. A collection of 3 Pictish stones on display behind glass in Level -1 of the Tower. From front to back these are: Boulder from Letham Grange, Angus; Slab reused in a burial cist from West Yardhouse (?); and a slab from Lamancha.
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Log Text: First in person view of Pictish stones. I eventually found the ones I was looking for, but they are scattered through several rooms on two floors of the museum.
Monk's Well, St Andrews
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Monk's Well, St Andrews submitted by jamesrattue on 25th Nov 2006. The Monk's Well at St Andrews, photographed 21st November 2006.
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Log Text: Very nice setting at the edge of the cemetery. Do watch out for the statues? of angels in the vicinity.
Carsegownie Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Carsegownie Cairn submitted by DrewParsons on 29th Oct 2012. The mound. September 2012.
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Log Text: Not much to see. Fortunately we were there on a quiet morning, but I imagine parking without disrupting traffic could be a challenge on a busy day
The Blue Stane (St Andrews)
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 2 Access 5
The Blue Stane (St Andrews) submitted by SHUGS on 16th Nov 2017. This stone is found in a small garden part of a hotel, would you believe called "The Blue Stane Hotel" right in the centre of St Andrews
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Log Text: Well, at least it beats London's stone...
Lambourn Seven Barrows
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Berkshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lambourn Seven Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith on 4th Aug 2011. Main part of the Bronze Age barrow cemetery - view from the west (photo taken on June 2011).
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Log Text: On the way to Weyland's Smithy, stopped by this group to see our first barrow in Britain. Peaceful setting, and a nice taste of what was to come in Wiltshire. Would have like more time to be able to explore the different barrow types here.
Wayland's Smithy
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Wayland's Smithy submitted by StoneLee on 11th Jun 2015. Wayland's Smithy
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Log Text: A must see on our day out from London to Avebury. When we got there there was a grade school outing having lunch on the barrow. It was fun to see the kids playing around on what to them must have just been another field trip, but for us was a (possibly) once in a lifetime visit.
Uffington Castle
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uffington Castle submitted by Postman on 16th Feb 2020. The southern ramparts looking west
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Log Text: Visited during our brief tour of Wiltshire. Would have liked to walk around the circumference. Next time...
Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow submitted by h_fenton on 5th May 2009. Neolithic long barrow, 70m north of Uffington Castle
Oblique Kite Aerial Photograph from the southwest, you can see the surrounding ditches, in the distance to the left you can see Uffington White Horse.
26 April 2009
Apologies for the quality of the picture, it is a bit blurred and the only photo I have of this site with a bit of space around and some people in for scale.
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Log Text: The barrow is only visible if you know exactly where to look and what you are looking for.