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Taxing Stone
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Nov 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Taxing Stone submitted by markj99 on 28th Mar 2019. Graffiti on the Taxing Stone.
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Log Text: The Taxing Stone is easily visited via Stranraer Coastal Path with the added bonus of Little Laight Gun Battery.
Gallop Hole
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Gallop Hole submitted by markj99 on 8th Jan 2023. Gallop Hole Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: Gallop Hole Cairn is located c. 400 yards S of Haggstone Moor Kerb Cairn. It is in a rough pasture field accessed via a sheepfold adjacent to the Loch Ryan Coastal Path.
Maen Crwn
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Maen Crwn submitted by stu on 16th Oct 2002. Nice standing stone in field outside Red Farm.
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Log Text: This substantial squat stone may have some connection with the nearby Red Farm Stone Circle.
Red Farm
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Red Farm submitted by stu on 16th Oct 2002. SH732750. Four remaining stones in a field Next to Red Farm.
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Log Text: The surviving arc of small stones requires a great deal of imagination to reconstruct the original stone circle.
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: Caerhun Chambered Tomb blends into the landscape. It is best to look for a twisted hawthorn tree beside a large rock. The subterranean chamber is located c. 20 yards NW of the tree.
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: Caerhun Chambered Tomb blends into the landscape. It is best to look for a twisted hawthorn tree beside a large rock. The subterranean chamber is located c. 20 yards NW of the tree.
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: Caerhun Chambered Tomb blends into the landscape. It is best to look for a twisted hawthorn tree beside a large rock. The subterranean chamber is located c. 20 yards NW of the tree.
Robin Hood's Stone
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Merseyside)
Visited: Yes on 4th Apr 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Robin Hood's Stone submitted by vicky on 24th Jan 2004. A close up of Robin Hood's stone showing the weathering grooves.
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Log Text: Robin Hood's Stone is the definitive example of an anachronism, a standing stone in an urban environment. The green iron railings which imprison the standing stone emphasise it's alienation.
Craigbirnoch S Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch S Cairn submitted by markj99 on 21st Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch S Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn submitted by markj99 on 21st Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn submitted by markj99 on 21st Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch NW Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch NW Cairn submitted by markj99 on 22nd Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch NW Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch NE Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch NE Cairn submitted by markj99 on 22nd Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch NE Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Callanish 8A
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Callanish 8A submitted by SHUGS on 28th Sep 2015. Looking South
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Log Text: Callanish VIIIa Standing Stone is accessible via a path up a steep bank on the S End of Bernera Bridge. At least it hasn't been resited in a concrete plinth.
Callanish 8
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Callanish 8 submitted by Tom_Bullock on 8th Dec 2004. 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: Callanish 8 "stone semi-circle" is one of the most unusual megalithic site I have visited. It is a must visit if you are in the area.
Callanish I
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Callanish I submitted by Megalithicmatt on 17th Sep 2015. One quarter of the circle.
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Log Text: The drawback with visiting Callanish in the summer is sharing the stones with lots of people. Seeing the stones in sunlight is a compensation.
Callanish 2
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 3 submitted by jayney on 16th Jul 2003. Solstice 2001
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Log Text: There is a charming simplicity to Callanish II in comparison to its complicated neighbour.
Callanish 3
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 3 submitted by Andy B on 13th Nov 2022. Bruce Adams, one of our members since 2012, sadly died last month - he had motor neurone disease. Bruce wrote: "Over the years I have assembled albums recording my visits to stone circles and related sites. I would very much like to pass these on to someone who will appreciate them. I am not asking for payment and only have a desire to see them go to a good home. I would rather not see them broken up and dispersed."
I am currently looking after Bruce's albums and will be sharing some of the...
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Log Text: The variety of sites in the Callanish landscape is a delight. Callanish 3 is a complex stone circle, open to interpretation.
Callanish 4
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Callanish 4 submitted by LivingRocks on 30th Jul 2005. Solstice eve, June 2005.
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Log Text: For some unknown reason I prefer the simplicity of a small stone circle round a cairn to the complex arrangement of stones at Callanish I. Additionally, there is a greater satisfaction in a solitary visit to Callanish IV.
Callanish 5
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 5 submitted by Tom_Bullock on 8th Dec 2004. 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: After a yomp over boggy moorland, it was somewhat underwhelming to find three short stones in a line. Maybe I have been spoilt by Cornish stone rows, up to half a mile long, but I struggled to appreciate the significance of Callenish V.