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Cnoc Nan Dursainean
Date Added: 6th Jul 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cnoc Nan Dursainean submitted by markj99 on 5th Jul 2021. Cnoc Nan Dursainean Chamber viewed from SE, looking towards Garrabost.
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Log Text: A walk into open moorland is required to visit Cnoc Nan Dursainean Cairn. It is possible to combine this with a visit to Clach Glas Standing Stone which is signposted off the A866. Directions are posted on the main page.
Druim Dubh
Date Added: 14th Sep 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Druim Dubh submitted by Tom_Bullock on 10th 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: Druim Dubh Stone Circle is located in a peat bog c. 75 yards NW of the ruined Halfway Garage on the A859, c. 0.2 mile WSW of the B897 Grimshader junction. The SW and NW arcs are defined by recumbent stones exposed by peat cutting.
Kensalyre Stone
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kensalyre Stone submitted by Creative Commons on 14th Apr 2010. Not as imposing as the two in Kensaleyre, the stone is much larger. This view is looking back towards Little Loch Snizort
Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: There is a c. 3.5 foot stone in moorland around 50 feet SE of Kensaleyre Cairns, a pair of cairns on the E edge of the A87 to Portree. It seems probable that this stone had a relationship to the nearby cairns. It is listed under Canmore ID 11325 along with Kensaleye Cairns.
Suardal
Date Added: 10th Apr 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Suardal submitted by LivingRocks on 27th Jul 2005. The remains of the chamber.
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Log Text: Suardal is an unspectacular cairn in a spectacular situation adjacent to the B8083 Elgol c. 2 miles out of Broadford. It's easy to visit in passing.
Borve Stone Row
Date Added: 28th May 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Borve Stone Row submitted by Andy B on 24th Nov 2010. Borve Stone Row taken in about 1997
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Log Text: There is a slight curve to the 3 stones in this row lending some weight to the argument that they were once part of a stone circle. The construction of a road through a stone circle could have occurred in the past.
Dun Bornaskitaig
Date Added: 28th May 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Dun Bornaskitaig submitted by hamilton on 17th Sep 2014. The scant remnants of Dun Bornaskitaig sit atop this eminence, less then 100 metres east of the coastline at Kilmuir on the Trotternish peninsula.
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Log Text: The remains of the broch on Dun Bornaskitaig are mostly hidden under a grassy bank up to c. 4 feet high round the perimeter of the dun. There are several building constructed from the broch's stones in the vicinity of the dun.
Uig.
Date Added: 23rd Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uig. submitted by Andy B on 13th Apr 2010. Standing Stone at Peinsoraig
Overlooking the village of Uig. Captain Fraser's Folly can be seen to the left of the stone, with Uig Free Church and Uig Hotel in centre of picture.
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Log Text: I was so focused on the admittedly impressive standing stone and the views from it that I failed to notice it was erected in the centre of a ruined cairn. Oops!
Osmigarry
Date Added: 5th Aug 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2011
Osmigarry submitted by markj99 on 15th Dec 2022. Osmigarry Standing Stone viewed from W.
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Log Text: It is a pleasant change to find a standing stone conveniently located on the roadside close to a lay-by. Look out for a recumbent stone on the opposite side of the road.
Carn Liath (Kensaleyre)
Date Added: 28th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carn Liath (Kensaleyre) submitted by jeffrep on 25th Jul 2013. The Carn Liath Chambered Cairn is located in a field off the A87 just south of Kensaleyre opposite the turn off to Rhenetra on the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. It is the largest of a cluster of cairns here, and is easy to see from a distance, because the stones from which it is constructed are covered with such white lichen that they appear to have been painted.
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Log Text: There are two difficulties in visiting Carn Liath (Kensaleyre): the lack of parking and the lack of a path. My best compromise was to park in the Church of Scotland Car Park, walk c. 300 yards along the A87 then take a cross country route c. 650 yards WSW across rough boggy ground to Carn Liath (Kensaleyre). My walking route can be viewed on Carn Liath (Kensaleyre).
Carn Liath (Skye)
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carn Liath (Skye) submitted by Andy B on 13th Apr 2010. A neolithic chambered burial cairn above the east shore of Loch Snizort. A couple of the chambers are discernible, but most of the stones have been tumbled, or plundered for dyke building.
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Log Text: I was staying in Monkstadt for a week so I thought it would be relatively easy to visit Carn Liath (Kilmuir) located c. 1 mile N along the coast. As usual, 1 mile on the ground was a harder proposition than 1 mile on the map. The terrain was rough and boggy in places making progress slow. I was able to find the remains of the cairn on the N side of a dry stane dyke running ENE-WSW: The cairn has been bisected by the dry stane dyke. Canmore suggests that the S half of the cairn has been reduced to ground level. I observed two standing stones around 6 feet from the edge of the W Arc. They may be remnants of a peristalith.
Tote, Skye
Date Added: 23rd Jun 2025
Site Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Tote, Skye submitted by Andy B on 13th Apr 2010. Probably the only standing stone on Skye that has (barely) visible Pictish carving. The fence is an abomination.
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Log Text: The Pictish Stone at the small settlement of Tote is only 5 miles NW of Portree. It is accessed via the A87 NW of Portree, turning left onto the A850 Dunvegan. After 1.3 miles turn right for Peinmore/Tote. Stay on the narrow road for c. 0.3 mile to reach the left dead end turn for Tote. Clach Ard is c. 350 yards W of the junction on the right enclosed by a wooden fence.
Clach na h'Annait
Date Added: 25th Jun 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Clach na h'Annait submitted by megalithicmatt on 1st May 2013. Looking northeast.
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Log Text: It is possible to park up at NG 5947 2006 on the B8083. Walk c. 130 yards W to a junction with Kilbride House Private Road. Walk c. 130 yards down the private road to Kilbride House. There is a gateway on the right leading into a field. Walk W into the field for c. 50 yards then NW for 50 yards towards the standing stone near two trees.
Claigan
Date Added: 29th Jun 2025
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2010
Claigan submitted by Andy B on 13th Apr 2010. Souterrain. The entrance to this is hard to find, and not at all encouraged by the farmer.
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Log Text: I can never resist visiting a souterrain, especially when you can crawl inside it. The passage of Claigan Souterrain is low and wet but it is possible to get inside.
Ullinish Lodge
Date Added: 6th Jul 2025
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ullinish Lodge submitted by Andy B on 24th Nov 2010. Taken in about 1997
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Log Text: The remains of a large chamber are located close to the road in Ullinish. The chamber runs ESE-WNW, defined by 5 surviving stones.
Cnocan nan Gobhar
Date Added: 6th Jul 2025
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2011
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by SumDoood on 3rd Mar 2016. Assuming trees had been removed, the cairn would have been very visible to anyone entering the bay by boat
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Log Text: If you are going to visit Dun Ringill it is easy to take a c. 400 yard detour N to Cnocan nan Gobhar Cairn. There is an small exposed cist high up on the SW arc of the grassy mound. When I visited there was significant fern cover on the W arc of the cairn but the cist was clear of vegetation. I have added a route to Cnocan nan Gobhar Cairn on the main page.
Beinn Ghott
Date Added: 15th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Beinn Ghott submitted by markj99 on 15th May 2021. Approaching Beinn Ghott Cairn from NW.
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Log Text: Beinn Ghott Cairn is a small compact cairn which will not appeal to all antiquarians. However if you are on Tiree for an extended stay there is no good reason not to visit it.
Tiree Ringing Rock
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 1
Tiree Ringing Rock submitted by nosas on 13th Jun 2017. Photogrammetry view by James McComas June 17
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Log Text: Tiree Ringing Rock, known locally as Clach a' Choire is an isolated erratic on the N coast of Tiree. The boulder is visually impressive with its numerous large cup marks; however, the ringing sound of the metallic stone adds an extra dimension.
Dun Mor Vaul
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Dun Mor Vaul submitted by Creative Commons on 20th Dec 2011. Entrance to Dun Mor Vaul broch. Copyright Sue Jackson (http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/259), re-used on Creative Commons licence.
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Log Text: I visited Dun Mor (Vaul) on the way to Tiree Ringing Stone. Both sites are unmissable!
Dun Beag (Vaul)
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dun Beag (Vaul) submitted by markj99 on 9th Sep 2018. Dun An Cnap, (Dun Mor, Vaul) N View
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Log Text: Dun Beag (Vaul) is a nice example of a small, defended settlement, taking advantage of natural contours. It was a bonus along with Tiree Ringing Stone and Dun Mor (Vaul).
Caolas Standing Stone
Date Added: 26th Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Caolas Standing Stone submitted by Bladup on 27th Jan 2013. The leaning Caolas Standing Stone.
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Log Text: The standing stone is easily visited by parking at NM 07581 48505. Walk c. 250 yards SE along a track. Caolas Standing Stone is c. 50 yards NE adjacent to a field boundary.