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Whiteholme Rig
Date Added: 13th Mar 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th May 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Whiteholme Rig submitted by Anne T on 7th Aug 2016. The first stone in this ancient monument that we saw from the edge of the adjacent field. The farmer hadn't made it easy for visitors to reach this stone circle, and it was a real shame the ground had been left to go wild, which made it difficult to make out any monument at all.
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Log Text: The satisfaction of finding this stone circle exceeds the visual impact of the site. This shy retiring monument is the polar opposite of Stonehenge, a low lying circle of 7 recumbent stones set in a rural location.
Castle O'er Fort
Date Added: 16th Jun 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th May 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Castle O'er Fort submitted by durhamnature on 8th Oct 2012. Photo from Report of Commission on Monuments via archive.org
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Log Text: Hillforts are one of my least favourite type of sites: it takes time and effort to investigate all the humps and hollows. Castle O'er Hillfort is no exception. I arrived at a satisfactory understanding after an hour of wandering up and down.
Tinnis Hill
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Scottish Borders)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1
Tinnis Hill submitted by howard_mattinson on 25th Apr 2005. Tinnis Hill. NY431854. Don't know if this a big cairn or a wall round a hill fort, it's interesting though
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Log Text: I climbed Tinnis Hill after visiting Windy Edge Long Cairn. I failed to recognise the cairn on the summit but did notice the remains of the outer enclosure at the base of the mound.
Windy Edge
Date Added: 6th Aug 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Windy Edge submitted by howard_mattinson on 25th Apr 2005. Long Cairn on Wndy Edge.
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Log Text: Windy Edge Long Cairn is tough place to reach through forest rides and rough moorland. However this spectacular cairn is worth all the effort. The isolated location gives the site an increased gravitas.
Windy Edge
Date Added: 11th Apr 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Windy Edge submitted by Bladup on 26th May 2013. Windy Edge chambered cairn.
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Log Text: Windy Edge Long Cairn is tough place to reach through forest rides an rough moorland. However this spectacular cairn is worth all the effort. The isolated location gives the site an increased gravitas.
Windy Edge Stone
Date Added: 6th Aug 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 1
Windy Edge Stone submitted by markj99 on 11th Apr 2023. Windy Edge N Stone viewed from N.
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Log Text: The effort required to reach Windy Edge monuments is rewarded by their splendid isolation.
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.
The Bore Stone
Date Added: 7th Nov 2024
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: Scotland (Midlothian)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
The Bore Stone submitted by Creative Commons on 14th Aug 2022. The 'Bore Stone', or 'Hare Stone' (from Old Scots 'heir' meaning 'army'), is built into the western boundary wall of Morningside Parish Church. It is popularly believed to have held the royal standard of James IV when the Scottish army mustered on the burgh muir before marching to Flodden in 1513. Snag is, it has no hole-socket for a flagpole and reliable evidence indicates that the royal standard was actually raised Ellemford near Duns where the main Scottish Army assembled before marching into...
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Log Text: The Bore Stone has been erected on top of a wall enclosing Morningside Parish Church in Edinburgh. It is partially obscured by branches in spring and summer.
Penny Well (Edinburgh)
Date Added: 7th Nov 2024
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Scotland (Midlothian)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 5
Penny Well (Edinburgh) submitted by markj99 on 1st Mar 2021. The Penny Well, Grange Loan, Grange in Edinburgh.
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Log Text: I used to walk past The Penny Well, situated on the leafy Grange Loan, when I lived in Edinburgh. The site of the well has been preserved in red brick built into a stone wall.
Borvemore
Date Added: 1st May 2025
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Harris)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Borvemore submitted by Tom_Bullock on 9th Feb 2005. 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: There are two recumbent stones c. 33 feet S of the standing stone leading to speculation that they were part of a stone circle featuring the sole standing stone. They too small and dissimilar to the standing stone to lend credence to this proposition. They are more likely to be field clearance stones.
Ballochmyle
Date Added: 8th May 2021
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (East Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ballochmyle submitted by wolfnighthunter on 13th Apr 2009. Site in North Ayrshire
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Log Text: I have made several visits to Ballochmyle Walls however I have not returned since 2012. I hope that the erosion of the markings has not been significant. Ballochmyle is my favourite Rock Art site due to the scale and variety of markings on the panels. I hope that it has remained relatively obscure because I feel that greater popularity of the site could hasten its demise.
Clouduhall Stone
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Clouduhall Stone submitted by howar on 8th Sep 2004. Clouduhall/Cloddyhall Standing Stone showing large boulder above it to right ND43498958
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Log Text: My itinerary on this day trip included the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm, Clouduhall Standing Stone, Sorquoy Standing Stone, the Tomb of the Eagles & Isbister Bronze Age house. A worthwhile day, i'm sure you'll agree.
Clouduhall Standing Stone is a handsome monument with good coastal views. It is only a 0.5 mile detour off the A961. Directions to the site are on the main page.
Isbister: Bronze Age House
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Isbister: Bronze Age House submitted by LizH on 18th Nov 2004. Isbister bronze age house or burnt mound
Probably a later site than the impressive tomb not far off. This was probably a boiling place, where hot stones were placed in water to cook.
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Log Text: I visited this somewhat confusing site as part of the Tomb of the Eagles tour. At first sight, it looks like a domestic residence but it is though to be connected to industry.
Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Barnhouse Settlement HY306127. Probably in use around the same time of Skara Brae.
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Log Text: Barnhouse Settlement is the closest habitation to the Stones of Stenness marking it as an important site. The site is easy to visit from Stenness. It presents reconstructed floorplans of multiple buildings in the settlement making it easier to imagine how the original may have looked.
Barnhouse Stone
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barnhouse Stone submitted by howar on 30th Jul 2010. stone with Maes Howe aligned, Setter tumuli on Syra Dale behind Maes Howe continuing line
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Log Text: Barnhouse Stone is surrounded by the Stones of Stenness, the Watch Stone and Maeshowe. This is tough company to compete with. It also implies it could be important to be erected in such an important area. The c. 10 feet tall stone slab stand in splendid isolation in an arable field c. 0.5 mile SE of the Stones of Stenness. It deserves to be visited.
Deepdale Stones
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2012
Deepdale Stones submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Jun 2006. The surviving Deepdale stone, looking over Stenness Loch, in the direction of Brodgar, Stenness, and Maeshowe. Unstan tomb is just behind the stone on the first spur of land. This stone is about 6 feet high, but narrower than my hand.
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Log Text: Deepdale Standing Stone is located c. 70 yards NE of the A965 with a distant view of the Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness and Maeshowe. The erect slab is not spectacular but worth a short walk for the sea view. A second stone is marked on OS Mapping but it has been removed.
Comet Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 9th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2012
Comet Stone (Orkney) submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Comet Stone HY296132 standing 137mtrs SE from the Ring of Brodgar.
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Log Text: The Comet Stone is an intriguing site to visit because of its proximity to the Ring of Brodgar. It seems likely it had some relationship to the stone circle. The stone stumps on the mound add an extra layer of mystery.
Cuween Hill
Date Added: 27th Jul 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cuween Hill submitted by coin on 9th Jul 2018. Corbelled ceiling in one of the side chambers.
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Log Text: Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is easy to access from a dedicated car park at HY 36684 12850. Cuween Hill Tomb is signed off the Old Finstown Road at HY 36889 12907. It is a good idea to have a powerful torch or headlamp in your rucksack when visiting Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn to improve your photographs.
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.
Gurness
Date Added: 5th Jun 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 5
Gurness submitted by PAB on 11th Jan 2021. 4.45am, the beautiful glow lighting up the stones. Worth getting up for such an experience, only an hour's sleep lost, and so much gained!
June 2016
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Log Text: In most cases Antiquarians have to mentally reconstruct sites from several stones or grassy mounds. Gurness settlement is at the opposite end of the spectrum. There are multiple layers of occupancy preserved in an extensive network of stone walls representing exterior and interior features.