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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.
Poldean menhir
Date Added: 24th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th May 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Poldean submitted by Apocryphus on 20th Jan 2019. A smaller stone located opposite Poldean Farm on a minor road south of Moffat
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Log Text: Poldean menhir is not the most spectacular standing stone, however it is adjacent to a road so why not stop when passing by.
Bailiehill Fort
Date Added: 1st May 2021
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th May 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bailiehill Fort submitted by markj99 on 1st May 2021. Inside a defensive rampart and ditch defense of Bailiehill Fort.
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Log Text: Baliehill Fort is located between Lockerbie and Langholm in a rural setting. It is situated atop a steep climb up Camp Hill from a lay-by at NY 25315 90657. The remnants of the forts defenses are visible on the slope of the hill but the enclosures are relatively featureless.
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.
Water of Deugh
Date Added: 9th Jun 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Water of Deugh submitted by markj99 on 22nd Nov 2020. Water of Deugh S Chamber
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Log Text: Water of Deugh Cairn is off the beaten track hidden in forestry c. 7 miles N of Carsphairn. It was difficult to find, via a boggy forest ride, into a large clearing. The remains of Water of Deugh Cairn are quite impressive with two exposed chambers and extensive stone structures visible. A modern dry stane dyke has been built on the cairn and an unwelcome Spruce tree has rooted close to a chamber.
Clach a' Charra
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Sutherland)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Clach a' Charra submitted by NickiMacRae on 27th Sep 2011.
Site in Sutherland Scotland
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Log Text: Clach a' Charra Standing Stone is erected in a stone refuge on the S side of the A949 c. 200 yards W of the junction with Ospisdale House Drive. It is difficult to park up safely close to the stone.
Carn Liath, Alness
Date Added: 26th May 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012
Carn Liath, Alness submitted by markj99 on 23rd Sep 2020. Approaching Carn Liath, Alness from NE. Obsdale Road is in the background.
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Log Text: The circle of mature trees surrounding a naked cist with a massive capstone is one of my favourite sites. The trees both protect and add an air of mystery to the ancient monument.
Edderton 1
Date Added: 24th Jun 2025
Site Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Edderton 1 submitted by NickiMacRae on 19th Sep 2011. The stone in Winter, within it's protective fencing.
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Log Text: Edderton Pictish Symbol Stone has a boldly carved salmon above a traditional double disc & Z rod carving. The standing stone which bears the carvings is thought to date to the Bronze Age according to Canmore ID 14653.
Morangie Forest
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Morangie Forest submitted by markj99 on 30th May 2025. An Excavated Pit in Carn Liath (Morangie Forest) Long Cairn.
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Log Text: Carn Liath (Morangie Forest) is hidden in forestry c. 3 miles WSW of Tain. It is possible to access the cairn by walking or cycling 2.2 miles from Aldie Burn Car Park off Scotsburn road. See main page for directions.
Ardvannie
Date Added: 14th Apr 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ardvannie submitted by markj99 on 2nd Apr 2021. Structural remnants of the chamber on Ardvannie Cairn.
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Log Text: Ardvannie Cairn is a forgotten cairn despite its proximity to the A836. I doubt many people visit and nature is slowly enveloping the remains.
Carn Glas
Date Added: 25th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carn Glas submitted by markj99 on 21st Dec 2020. Carn Glas (Mains of Kilcoy) SW Chamber. (2012)
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Log Text: Carn Glas (Mains of Kilcoy) is a ruined cairn which has been reduced to ground level. An exposed double chamber is located on the E Arc of the cairn, orientated ESE-WSW.
Strathpeffer
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2025
Site Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Strathpeffer submitted by wiccaman9 on 29th Nov 2007. The Strathpeffer Eagle stone
Aron Bowers
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Log Text: The Eagle Stone is located at the end of a short signed path on the NE end of Strathpeffer. The carved Pictish Stone, dated to the 7th C. has bold carvings of a large horseshoe above a walking eagle.
Little Balsmith
Date Added: 21st May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Little Balsmith submitted by cosmic on 23rd Oct 2004. View fromup farm road to West
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Log Text: It is possible to stop in a nearby gateway to have a closer look at this impressive standing stone incorporated into a dry stane dyke.
Capenoch
Date Added: 16th Apr 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Apr 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Capenoch submitted by markj99 on 16th Apr 2025. Capenoch Loch Long Cairn viewed from N. (07.04.12)
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Log Text: When I visited I parked in the gateway. The farmer has subsequently prohibited parking at Barr Farm. My updated route can be viewed on Capenoch Loch Long Cairn.
Cawdor
Date Added: 12th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cawdor submitted by Cosmic on 11th Nov 2003. Standing stone in a field at NH857508. It was near the end of the day so didn't get out to inspect - photos
taken from road to the West.
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Log Text: Cawdor Stone was easy to visit but couldn't be accessed closely due to the field being in crop at my time of visit. Fortunately the stone is relatively close to the edge of the field for photographic purposes.
Delfour
Date Added: 9th Aug 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Delfour submitted by cosmic on 27th Sep 2006. Delfour from North
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Log Text: It is surprising that there are substantial remains of Delfour Ring Cairn given its proximity to Mid & Easter Delfour Farms: most cairns located in arable land have been robbed out for construction of buildings and walls over the ages. There is a standing stone on the SW perimeter of Delfour Ring Cairn, sole survivor of an outer stone circle. The ring cairn has fared better with discernible inner and outer rings enclosed by large kerb stones.
Druidtemple
Date Added: 13th Sep 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Mar 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Druidtemple submitted by AdamCircle on 5th May 2024. A lovely sketch by the late Bruce Adams to introduce this photo and art album he made. Stone Circles and Clava cairns around Inverness, all scanned ready to browse, either on Flickr or PDF here
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Log Text: Druidtemple Clava Cairn is hidden in a square wood on the southern edge of Inverness, the trees protecting it from the encroaching houses. There are several standing stones, survivors of an outer stone circle and an almost intact kerb defining the cairn. The monument is encircled by mature trees.