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Stanton Drew NE Avenue
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew NE Avenue submitted by SandyG on 12th Jan 2018. Stone alignment approaching a stone circle.View from south east.
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew NE Circle
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew NE Circle submitted by Horatio on 23rd Apr 2022. The NE circle the smallest of the 3 circles at Stanton Drew, includes some of the heaviest blocks of stone. Within this circle geophysics have shown that four enormous timber once once stood., it is not yet understood if these where buildings, raised platforms or some other form of ceremonial structure.
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew - Avenue
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew - Avenue submitted by SandyG on 12th Jan 2018. Row leading from the Great Circle. View from east.
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew Great Circle submitted by JJ on 6th Oct 2003. Aerial photo copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew Great Circle
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew Great Circle submitted by TimPrevett on 3rd Apr 2009. Stanton Drew Great Circle 01/04/09
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew SSW
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Stanton Drew SSW submitted by HarryTwenty on 17th Sep 2019. Fallen and nearly forgotten.
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Log Text: The SSW Circle is badly neglected in comparison with its larger neighbours. Admittedly, there is also much less to see.
Stanton Drew - The Cove
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Stanton Drew - The Cove submitted by TimPrevett on 3rd Apr 2009. The Cove 01/04/09
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Log Text: Combining standing stones and a pub is always a good idea. Probably the best standing stones in the world!
Strichen House
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Strichen House submitted by Krautrock on 7th Jan 2009. July 2008
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Log Text: Given its chequered history I was unsure about visiting Strichen House Stone Circle. I was pleasantly surprised by the gravitas of this small stone circle.
Woodhenge (Wiltshire)
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2009. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Woodhenge (Wiltshire) submitted by sem on 7th Sep 2015. Woodhenge -The Model
One picture taken of a 3D model conceived during a wet weekend. Projects like this can reveal previously unseen features.
I would point out that the henge itself is now thought to have been built after the timbers decayed.
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Log Text: I was disappointed with the unimaginative use of concrete posts substituted for timber posts. Not worth a visit.
Stoney Littleton
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Mar 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stoney Littleton submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Mar 2005. Stoney Littleton barrow viewed from the west.
Its a cracking little barrow, with the most wonderful passage and chambers inside, and the powers that be have even left a decent sized area around it free of any farming activity. A lovely sunny day, but some of the walk to the barrow was horrendously muddy.
The fields around the barrow had recently been ploughed, a crop of beet of some sort having been the last grown. While walking back after my visit, I found a bit of the lovely golden colou...
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Log Text: This restored long barrow is an unexpected gem, given its relative isolation. The restoration is more sympathetic than Newgrange.
Swinside
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Swinside submitted by AngieLake on 19th Apr 2020. This large block is stone 30 at the South of Swinside circle. It was one of the focal points in a dowse I did there on 19th June 2002, the evening I met Jack Morris Eyton. It was the link with moves 17 and 18 in this plan.
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Log Text: It takes time and planning to visit Sunkenkirk Stone Circle. However this stone circle, virtually complete in a beautiful location, more than compensates the effort required.
Tayandock
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Tayandock submitted by markj99 on 6th Sep 2019. Tayandock stone nestled in the ferns.
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Log Text: When I visited Islay I found Tayandock stone by searching in long grass on the margin of a field at a OS Grid Reference from Canmore.
Templand Mains
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Templand Mains submitted by markj99 on 11th Jul 2019. Templand Mains stone spared from the harvest.
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Log Text: Templand Standing Stone is remarkable for its unusual shape, resembling a low slung bucket seat chair. The SW face of the stone is smooth, possibly as a result of many people sitting in the stone.
Temple Wood S
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Temple Wood S submitted by SandyG on 16th Jul 2015. View from north west. (15th April 2015).
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Log Text: Kilmartin Glen has many sites to visit. The Templewood Stone Circles are easy to access and reasonably well preserved.
Temple Wood S
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Temple Wood S submitted by SandyG on 16th Jul 2015. View from north west. (15th April 2015).
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Log Text: Kilmartin Glen has many sites to visit. The Templewood Stone Circles are easy to access and reasonably well preserved.
Temple Wood N
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Temple Wood N submitted by hamish on 6th Aug 2005. Temple Wood North. I love this place,enigmatic as always.Being among the trees makes it so different.It's beautiful.
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Log Text: Kilmartin Glen has many sites to visit. The Templewood Stone Circles are easy to access and reasonably well preserved.
Nether Largie standing stone
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Nether Largie standing stone submitted by caradoc68 on 18th Aug 2012. This standing stone is in the middle of a field, a short distance of the footpath. The farmer does not like you being there and might put a angry looking bull in the field to put visitors off. Cant find a lot written about this stone or why it seems to be leaning at 45 degrees and pointing to the southeast.
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Log Text: Nether Largie standing stone is one of the minor sites to visit in Kilmartin Glen. However, it is only a short detour from Nether Largie Stone Row.
Nether Largie Stone Row
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Nether Largie Stone Row submitted by jeffrep on 7th Feb 2013. The Netrher Largie Stones in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll and Bute, Scotland -- five central standing stones, arranged in an "X" shape. The nine foot central stone is accompanied by a number of smaller stones surrounding it. The central stone also has several cup marks.
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Log Text: Nether Largie Stone Row is the most impressive stone row in Scotland. It is a short walk on a footpath from an adjacent car park. A must visit!
Nether Largie South
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Nether Largie South submitted by Fairycake on 26th Sep 2020. Looking towards the cairn from the south with the large cist in the foreground. This is by far the biggest cist I have seen. There are several inserted into earlier monuments near to here, apart from this, showing these sites continued to have significance over a long period of time.
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Log Text: The central chamber of Nether Largie South Cairn is the most impressive aspect of this monument.
Nether Largie Mid
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Nether Largie Mid submitted by jeffrep on 15th Mar 2008. View from the North of Nether Largie Mid Cairn in Kilmartin Glen.
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Log Text: Nether Largie Mid Cairn is the least impressive of the group. It has been extensively robbed leaving a cist and large capstone exposed in the S Arc of the cairn.