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Warehouse North
Date Added: 6th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Warehouse North submitted by SolarMegalith on 28th Jul 2011. Entrance passage leading to the Camster-type burial chamber - view from the east (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: While I was travelling back home from John O' Groats, I decided to revisit South Yarrows Archaeological Trail with a fresh eye, having 10 years of antiquarian meanderings under my belt. I found that I understood more details of the sites on my revisit. South Yarrows Archaeological Trail is thoroughly recommended!
Warehouse Standing Stone
Date Added: 6th Jul 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Warehouse Standing Stone submitted by SolarMegalith on 2nd Oct 2011. The stone is 1,7 m high and 0,2 m thick (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: While I was travelling back home from John O' Groats, I decided to revisit South Yarrows Archaeological Trail with a fresh eye, having 10 years of antiquarian meanderings under my belt. I found that I understood more details of the sites on my revisit. South Yarrows Archaeological Trail is thoroughly recommended!
Warehouse West
Date Added: 6th Jul 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Warehouse West submitted by SolarMegalith on 27th Jul 2011. Central part of Warehouse West cairn (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: While I was travelling back home from John O' Groats, I decided to revisit South Yarrows Archaeological Trail with a fresh eye, having 10 years of antiquarian meanderings under my belt. I found that I understood more details of the sites on my revisit. South Yarrows Archaeological Trail is thoroughly recommended!
Warehouse South
Date Added: 6th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Warehouse South submitted by SolarMegalith on 27th Jul 2011. Warehouse South chamebred cairn seen from the north (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: While I was travelling back home from John O' Groats, I decided to revisit South Yarrows Archaeological Trail with a fresh eye, having 10 years of antiquarian meanderings under my belt. I found that I understood more details of the sites on my revisit. South Yarrows Archaeological Trail is thoroughly recommended!
Achkinloch
Date Added: 19th May 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Achkinloch submitted by cosmic on 10th Oct 2007. The remains of the chamber
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Log Text: It's a shame to have travelled so far and not walked the short detour from the stone setting to the ruined cairn.
Greystell Castle
Date Added: 19th May 2024
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Greystell Castle submitted by cosmic on 7th Oct 2007. Viewed from roadside
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Log Text: There is a parking lay-by c. 400 yards N of Greystell Castle. I chose to walk S in the field towards Greystell Castle rather than walk along the verge of the busy A9.
Rangag
Date Added: 19th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Rangag submitted by cosmic on 4th Oct 2007. Rangag from East
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Log Text: It is possible to park on the left of the A9 beyond Rangag Farm to get a closer look at the stone.
Latheron Standing Stone
Date Added: 19th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Latheron Standing Stone submitted by cosmic on 13th Oct 2007. Latheron plus possible fallen.
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Log Text: Latheron Standing Stone is an unusual split standing stone so it is worth a short detour from Buldoo Standing Stones.
Buldoo
Date Added: 19th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Buldoo submitted by cosmic on 3rd Oct 2007. Buldoo from East
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Log Text: Buldoo Standing Stone is a massive slab erected in a field NE of Latheron. A large recumbent slab is located SW on the field edge. There may be a relationship between these stones and the nearby Latheron Standing Stone.
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.
Cairnerzean Farm NE
Date Added: 18th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 8th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cairnerzean Farm NE submitted by markj99 on 18th Feb 2022. Earthfast stone measuring c. 12 x 12 x 18 inches in E Arc of Cairnerzean Farm NE Cairn.
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Log Text: There is parking space at NX 1502 6755 on the minor road from New Luce to Penwhirn Reservoir c. 0.25 miles S of Cairnerzean Farm road. The Cairnerzean Cairns are within 100 yards S of the lay-by. It is better to visit in Autumn or Winter when the bracken has died off revealing the true footprints of the cairns.
Cairnerzean Farm SW
Date Added: 18th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 8th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cairnerzean Farm SW submitted by markj99 on 18th Feb 2022. Cairnerzean Farm SW Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: There is parking space at NX 1502 6755 on the minor road from New Luce to Penwhirn Reservoir c. 0.25 miles S of Cairnerzean Farm road. The Cairnerzean Cairns are within 100 yards S of the lay-by. It is better to visit in Autumn or Winter when the bracken has died off revealing the true footprints of the cairns.
Cairnerzean Fell Summit
Date Added: 19th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Cairnerzean Fell Summit submitted by markj99 on 19th Feb 2022. Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn is one of the Cairnerzean Fell Cairn Group on open moorland. The cairns vary in states of preservation from entirely robbed out to relatively intact. Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn has been extensively robbed and modified with a sheep ree and a modern cairn.
Cairnerzean Fell N
Date Added: 20th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1
Cairnerzean Fell N submitted by markj99 on 19th Feb 2022. Cairnerzean Fell N Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Cairnerzean Fell N Cairn is one of the Cairnerzean Fell Cairn Group on open moorland. The cairns vary in states of preservation from entirely robbed out to relatively intact. Cairnerzean Fell N Cairn is the best preserved of the group with an intact central mound. The stone kerb is intact round the perimeter but stone robbing has left a void between the kerb and the central mound.
Cairnerzean Fell Central
Date Added: 20th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2022
Cairnerzean Fell Central submitted by markj99 on 19th Feb 2022. Cairnerzean Fell Central Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: Cairnerzean Fell Central Cairn is one of the Cairnerzean Fell Cairn Group on open moorland. The cairns vary in states of preservation from entirely robbed out to relatively intact. Cairnerzean Fell Central Cairn has been extensively robbed leaving a c. 4 feet high crescent of stones in the NE Arc of the original cairn. The remainder of the cairn has disappeared into a circle of boggy moorland.
Cairnerzean Fell South
Date Added: 20th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 4 Access 1
Cairnerzean Fell South submitted by markj99 on 19th Feb 2022. Centre of Cairnerzean Fell S Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: Cairnerzean Fell S Cairn is one of the Cairnerzean Fell Cairn Group on open moorland. The cairns vary in states of preservation from entirely robbed out to relatively intact. Cairnerzean Fell S Cairn is the most speculative of the group. There is a grassy circular footprint c. 20 yards across in rough moorland but all the stones have been removed. There is a natural rocky knoll in the centre of the cairn.
Lingdowey Burn N
Date Added: 20th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1
Lingdowey Burn N submitted by markj99 on 20th Feb 2022. Lingdowey Burn N Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Lingdowey Burn N Cairn is one of the Cairnerzean Fell Cairn Group on open moorland. The cairns vary in states of preservation from entirely robbed out to relatively intact. Lingdowey Burn N is a large round cairn prominent in the landscape. It has been extensively robbed leaving the majority of the remaining stones in a mound in the N Arc.
Giant's Dike
Date Added: 18th Feb 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 14th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Giant's Dike submitted by markj99 on 18th Feb 2022. N Wall of Giant's Dike Hillfort.
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Log Text: Giant's Dike Hillfort is easily visited from a trail leading N from Barstobrick Visitor centre. It is easily spotted by heading for the prominent Nielson's Monument on the summit of the hill. The path is muddy in places so stout footwear is advised.
Lingdowey Burn E
Date Added: 26th Feb 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 25th Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Lingdowey Burn E submitted by markj99 on 26th Feb 2022. Lingdowey Burn E Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Lingdowey Burn E is difficult to access across rough boggy ground SSW of Cairnerzean Farm SW Cairn. Wellies and GPS navigation are strongly recommended. The ruined cairn has a presence despite being entirely stone-robbed.
Inchmulloch Hill
Date Added: 23rd Jun 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Inchmulloch Hill submitted by markj99 on 23rd Jun 2022. NW Face of Inchmulloch Standing Stone.
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Log Text: Inchmulloch Hill Standing Stone looks like a large stone which has been erected in modern times. There are two large chock stones on the W base supporting it's vertical position however the standing stone is not earth set. I was somewhat surprised that this stone remains standing.