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Barpa Langais
Date Added: 14th May 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Barpa Langais submitted by h_fenton on 25th Sep 2012. Barpa Langais photographed from the South East.
Kite Aerial Photograph
16 September 2012 @ 7.54am
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Log Text: The survival of Barpa Langais in its almost intact state is due to its location on an isolated island. It is most unusual to have a dedicated car park and path leading to a well preserved chambered cairn. Barpa Langais was a highlight on my Hebridean tour.
Barsloisnoch
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cist
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barsloisnoch submitted by caradoc68 on 30th Apr 2012. There are two kists here within 20-50 feet of each other but can be easily missed.
Canmore site page.
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Log Text: Barsloisnoch cists are only to be found by those looking for them. They lie in marshy pasture land adjacent to Barsloisloch Farm. Barsloisnoch SE cist has an impressive capstone, well worth a small detour while visiting the Kilmartin sites.
Bawd Stone
Date Added: 29th Apr 2025
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bawd Stone submitted by vicky on 2nd Sep 2001. The Bawdstone, possible dolmen, near Hen Cloud, The Roaches, Staffordshire GR: SJ009620
This so called ‘dolmen’ was described by antiquarian J.D. Sainter in his book ‘Scientific Rambles Round Macclesfield’ in 1878:
"At a short distance south of Rock Hall, there may be observed on the opposite side of Hen Cloud a block of gritstone, which upon approaching it, is found to be rested or balanced, in the first place, upon a short edge of rock and then upon two upright and pointed pilla...
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Log Text: The Bawd Stone is located between The Roaches and Hen Cloud. It may be a natural boulder enhanced to locate a burial below the massive stone. The setting is certainly spectacular.
There is parking available at SK0061961882 c. 30 yards SE of the start of the path. Follow the path for c. 300 yards uphill to reach a crossroad. Turn R for c. 30 yards until a faint path veers L. Take this path E for c. 50 yards to reach the Bawd Stone.
Bearah Tramway Cairn
Date Added: 29th Apr 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Brearah Tramway Cairn submitted by rogerkread on 3rd Jul 2016. A slightly different angle.
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Log Text: This cairn is accessed on a walk between Kilmar Tor & Bearah Tor. It is located c. 500 yards WSW of the summit of Bearah Tor. The cairn is a grassy ring up to 1 foot high and c. 15 feet in diameter on flat ground adjacent to the ruined tramway.
Bearah Tramway Cist
Date Added: 29th Apr 2025
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Bearah Tramway cist submitted by Bladup on 21st Jul 2015. Bearah Tramway cist.
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Log Text: This naked cist is well preserved, adacent to the ruined Bearah Tramway. It is c. 220 yards E of Bearah Tramway Cairn.
Beersheeba
Date Added: 29th Apr 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Beersheeba submitted by Bladup on 15th Sep 2013. Beersheba after sunset.
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Log Text: I followed the footpath from Bowl Rock S to reach this magnificent 10 footer. Beersheba is one of the most impressive standing stones in Cornwall.
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.
Bencallen Hill
Date Added: 19th May 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th May 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Bencallen Hill submitted by PaulM on 29th Oct 2002. Shiel Bridge/Bencallen chambered tomb
Good navigation is needed to find this cairn as the landscape is pretty featureless (NX33779440). Luckily for us the conifers had been recently cleared. There is parking (just) but the lane is very quiet. I dived up the slope and headed in the vague general direction but struck lucky.
Another strange site as the cairn cover has been robbed for drystone walls which all seemed to have been built to hem in the chamber or perhaps as sheepfolds. All t...
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Log Text: Bencallen Cairn lies c. 3.75 miles E from Barr Village in S Ayrshire. It is difficult to get to but the splendid isolation of this site more than compensates. Only one large chamber of the cairn remains built into the N wall of a sheepfold. Presumably the stones from Bencallen Cairn were used in the construction of the sheepfold. The ground round about and inside the sheepfold has been deforested so it is rough and rutted.
Benlaight North
Date Added: 22nd Mar 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Benlaight North submitted by markj99 on 21st Mar 2022. Centre of Benlaight North Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: Benlaight North Cairn is a probable small cairn in moorland c. 2 miles N of Glenluce. It is almost entirely robbed out. It is easily visited along with Benlaight South Cairn and Ballach-a-Heathry Cairn. Three for the price of one is always good value!
Benlaight South
Date Added: 21st Mar 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Benlaight South submitted by markj99 on 21st Mar 2022. Interior of Benlaight South Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: Directions: Take the Three Lochs turn in the centre of Glenluce heading N. Stay on this road for c. 2.5 miles to reach a lay-by at NX 21619 60922. Head W into the field opposite for c. 50 yards. Turn left following the rough farm track for c. 200 yards to a gate. Benlaight South Cairn is c. 300 yards W of the gateway.
Benlaight South Cairn has been badly treated over time leaving a pale shadow of how it would have dominated the landscape when it was constructed.
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.
Billy Marshall's Cave
Date Added: 16th May 2021
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 16th May 2009. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 1
Billy Marshall's Cave submitted by markj99 on 14th Sep 2020. Entrance to Billy Marshall''s Cave.
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Log Text: It has been more than ten years since I last visited Billy Marshall's Cave. I wonder how many people have visited it since then. There was a geocache box in it so maybe that would have increased its popularity.
Birsay
Date Added: 2nd May 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 10th Aug 2012. My rating: Access 4
Birsay submitted by howar on 23rd Jan 2013. Earl's place and some of the longhouses outlined by snow.
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Log Text: When I visited Point of Buckquoy on the NW of Orkney Mainland, the causeway to Brough of Birsay was under water so I had to settle for a distant view.
Black Loch Crannog
Date Added: 13th May 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Black Loch Crannog submitted by Creative Commons on 17th Jul 2013. Crannog within the Castle Kennedy estate
Copyright Norman Caesar and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: A path runs along the W bank of Black Loch in the grounds of Lochinch Castle Estate. There is in truth not much to see beyond a wooded island however there is plenty to explore in Castle Kennedy Gardens.
Blackford Hill
Date Added: 30th Apr 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Midlothian)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Access 3
Blackford Hill submitted by markj99 on 30th Apr 2025. Hunter & Deer Carving on Blackford Hill Carved Panel viewed from S. (The Hunter Carving is in the bottom left corner).
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Log Text: The rock alcove on the SW slope of Blackford Hill is protected from the elements. It is not surprising that someone sheltering here should pass the time by carving a deer onto a flat rock panel.
Bladnoch
Date Added: 20th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 15th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Bladnoch Standing Stone submitted by PaulM on 29th Oct 2002. This standing stone is marked on the OS Explorer Map 311 (Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars) and can be found in the drystone wall flanking the A714 and directly opposite the house called Ashleigh in Bladnoch. The whisky distillery is only a short stagger away.
NGR: NX 423542.
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Log Text: The stone lies opposite no 18 in Bladnoch main street. It is an irregular stone prominent above the regular wall. It's true nature can be seen from the field side of the wall where the breadth of the stone is visible. There is an entrance into the field c. 75 yards W of the standing stone.
Blairbuy 1
Date Added: 24th Jan 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Blairbuy 1 submitted by markj99 on 27th Mar 2019. Blairbuy 1 cup and ring marking, close-up.
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Log Text: As far as I can remember Blairbuy 1 was easy to find and easier to photograph than most cup and ring markings.
Blairbuy 11
Date Added: 1st Feb 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 16th Nov 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Blairbuy 11 submitted by markj99 on 1st Feb 2025. Cup & Ring Carving on Blairbuy 11 Carved Panel, old 50p for Scale.
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Log Text: Blairbuy 11 Carved Panel can be hard to spot due to the faint cup and ring markings. Walk 10 yards E from Blairbuy 6 to locate this flat rock at ground level.
Blairbuy 2
Date Added: 20th May 2021
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Blairbuy 2 submitted by markj99 on 27th Mar 2019. Blairbuy 2, 2 cup marks top right hand side of rock panel.
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Log Text: The cup and ring markings on the panel were faint but there were several large cup markings visible.
Blairbuy 3
Date Added: 20th May 2021
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 12th Nov 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Blairbuy 3 submitted by markj99 on 27th Mar 2019. Blairbuy 3, 5 concentric rings clearly visible.
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Log Text: Blairbuy 3 was hidden by whins however it was a large cup & 6 rings marking. It was less worn than the Rock Art lying prone in the fields probably due to it's sheltered location.