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Castallack standing stone
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Castallack standing stone submitted by enkidu41 on 29th Aug 2004.
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Log Text: Castallack Standing Stone is in a field c. 150 NE of Castallack Farm. There is a narrow passing place c. 100 yards NE of Castallack Farm where careful parking is possible. A gateway opposite leads into a field. Castallack Standing Stone is c. 50 yards ENE of the gateway.
Castallack Round
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Castallack Round submitted by Bladup on 21st Jul 2016. Another view of the Large upright stones to the North East of the South East entrance at Castallack Round.
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Log Text: One of my pet hates is a footpath off a narrow lane with no parking available. A footpath starts at Castallack Farm on a narrow Cornish lane. I parked carefully opposite the footpath in front of 2 houses. Follow the footpath NW for c. 350 yards to Castallack Round: depending on the season the SE entrance may be blocked by vegetation.
Castallack Carn
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1
Castallack Carn submitted by hamish on 2nd Jul 2005. This is an interesting feature,maybe it was from places like this that Cap Stones were taken.there is a small cave here.This is not far from the footpath.
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Log Text: More than 10 years have elapsed since my visit to Castallack Carn Standing Stone. It is located at SW 44740 25374, between Castallack Round and an abandoned quarry. GPS navigation and persistence are required to find this stone hidden in shrubbery.
Cashtal-yn-Ard
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Isle of Man)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cashtal-yn-Ard submitted by TimPrevett on 24th Jun 2015. A low shot atCashtal yn Ard tomb, 31st July 2014, taking in the flowers and the mountains. Magnificent place. We were here over an hour and had it to ourselves. A very exposed location in hard rain and very lovely in warm sunshine, both of which we had in the time here.
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Log Text: Despite the narrow single track road to Cashtal yn Ard and difficult parking this ancient monument is a must visit. I approached Cashtal yn Ard from the SE passing by a ruined cottage. It is one of the most impressive multi-chambered cairns I have ever seen. On my visit the site was well maintained. I was lucky to have half an hour alone with these intriguing stones in good weather.
Carwynnen Quoit
Date Added: 14th Jun 2025
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carwynnen Quoit submitted by Andy B on 28th Jun 2016. RIP Sustrust's Founder and Heroine Pip Richards.
Beverley Hollyoake wrote: Pip a much loved wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at Mount Edgecombe Hospice surrounded by the love of her family on Saturday 7th May 2016 aged just sixty five. Her family are deeply saddened by their loss, Pip was the bright spark in all their lives.
They draw some comfort at this difficult time in the knowledge that Pip had lived a rich and full life on her own terms whilst enriching the liv...
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Log Text: I visited Carwynnen Quoit 2 months after its reconstruction by a local group. The impressive restoration of this site gives hope for the future of many ruined sites.
Carreg Coetan Arthur
Date Added: 13th Jun 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Carreg Coetan Arthur submitted by PaulM on 24th Aug 2001. CARREG COETAN ARTHUR TRIPOD DOLMEN
NGR: SN06093930 (Landranger map 145/Outdoor Leisure North Pembrokeshire map (No 35))
Located close to the centre of Newport in Pembrokeshire with public access. Although called a tripod dolmen four uprights exist - only two of which support the capstone (which is said to replicate the summit of Carn Ingli to the south).
Excavations have revealed cremated bone, Beaker and Grooved ware sherds.
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Log Text: Carreg Coetan Arthur Dolmen is enclosed by a hedge in Newport. It's survival in an urban development is against the odds so the existence of this small dolmen should be celebrated.
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.
Carr Brae
Date Added: 13th Jun 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carr Brae submitted by uisdean on 8th Feb 2007. Carr Brae (NG89782451). Cup marked boulder.
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Log Text: I found Carn Brae Carved Stone on a steep hillside c. 120 yards S of Carr Brae single track road which runs parallel to the A87 near Eilean Donan Castle. Take the right turn for Carr Brae (Viewpoint) off the A87 c. 0.4 mile N of Inverate Petrol Station. Follow the single track road for c. 1.8 miles to a lay-by at NG 8962 2463. Walk W for c. 200 yards to reach a croft on the right. Head S through rough pasture for c. 120 yards to Carn Brae Carved Stone at NG 89780 24509.
Cairnholy 5
Date Added: 12th Jun 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cairnholy 5 submitted by SolarMegalith on 13th Sep 2013. Heavily eroded cup-and-ring mark on Cairnholy 5 panel (photo taken on September 2013).
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Log Text: Cairnholy 5 Carved Stone is a horizontal panel embedded in a grassy field c. 0.5 mile N of Cairnholy Farm. It is difficult to locate without accurate GPS navigation. The horizontal slab is c. 45 yards NNW of the N end of the central rocky knoll located at NX 51628 54751. There are helpful pictures and directions on the main page.
Fell of Barhullion
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Fell of Barhullion submitted by SolarMegalith on 11th Sep 2013. Fell of Barhullion hillfort - view from the south (photo taken on September 2013).
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Log Text: Fell of Barhullion Hillfort occupies the summit of the Fell of Barhullion. The ruined fort has an original entrance on the S flank and a prominent modern cairn and OS trig point on the N flank. Canmore ID 62757 suggests there was a construction of randomly positioned vertically embedded stones on the N and E flanks known as a Cheveux de Frise. Several vertical stones survive on the N flank.
Bardristane 1
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 13th Feb 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bardristane 1 submitted by markj99 on 13th May 2021. Bardristane 1 Rock Art Panel.
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Log Text: Bardristane 1 Carved Stone features several cup and ring carvings on its NNW face. There is a horizontal crack with grass sprouting from it one third from the top of the panel. The cup and ring carvings are featured in the portion of the panel below the crack. In normal daylight only one deep cup and ring are visible.
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.
Morangie Forest
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Morangie Forest submitted by markj99 on 30th May 2025. An Excavated Pit in Carn Liath (Morangie Forest) Long Cairn.
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Log Text: Carn Liath (Morangie Forest) is hidden in forestry c. 3 miles WSW of Tain. It is possible to access the cairn by walking or cycling 2.2 miles from Aldie Burn Car Park off Scotsburn road. See main page for directions.
Carn Liath, Shurrery
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Carn Liath, Shurrery submitted by markj99 on 25th Sep 2020. An orthostat on Carn Liath, Shurrery.
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Log Text: Carn Liath (Shurrery) is located on the E bank of Forss Water, c. 400 yards W of a dead-end track leading to Loch Shurrery. The terrain is uneven and marshy making the walk challenging. The unspectacular mound is grassy with a scattering of stones protruding through the surface. I would not recommend a visit.
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.
Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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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.
The Borg
Date Added: 29th May 2025
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Sutherland)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
The Borg submitted by h_fenton on 30th Nov 2011. The Borg (Broch), viewed from the southwest.
Kite Aerial Photograph
11 May 2011
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Log Text: The Borg Broch is c. 250 yards E of a passing place at NC 89715 50993 on the A897. Probably due to its isolation, substantial remains of the broch have been preserved.
Carn Liath (Trantlemore)
Date Added: 29th May 2025
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Sutherland)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carn Liath (Trantlemore) submitted by markj99 on 28th May 2025. Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch viewed from S.
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Log Text: There are many good reasons to take the A897 N out of Helmsdale: Amazing Scenery, 14 Brochs listed on TMP, 36 Sites listed on TMP and last but not least 0.95 Sites per Mile.
My favourite site is The Borg, a broch c. 1 mile S of Carn Liath (Trantlemore).
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 (Sutherland)
Date Added: 28th May 2025
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carn Liath (Sutherland) submitted by Alasdair105 on 22nd May 2024. 5th May 2024 - well worth a visit, still looking good!
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Log Text: I have visited this spectacular site several times in transit. It is probably one of the best preserved brochs on the Scottish Mainland.
Carn Liath, Alness
Date Added: 26th May 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012
Carn Liath, Alness submitted by markj99 on 23rd Sep 2020. Approaching Carn Liath, Alness from NE. Obsdale Road is in the background.
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Log Text: The circle of mature trees surrounding a naked cist with a massive capstone is one of my favourite sites. The trees both protect and add an air of mystery to the ancient monument.