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Sites Anne T has logged on trip number: 50 (View all trips) View these posts as a blog
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| Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Dods Corse Stone (Boon) | Ancient Cross | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Dods Corse Stone (Cross shaft and base): We pulled over in field entrance opposite wood the stone stands within, at NT 58395 46267. There was another huge bull with his ladies in this field, standing staring at us very menacingly, as if he was about the charge at us. As we were getting out of the ... Read More |
50 | 1 |
| Purveshaugh | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Purveshaugh (Earlston) Standing Stone, Scottish Borders: Our second stop of the day. Although the B6105 is supposed to be a minor road, it is still very busy and traffic rushes along it at a pace of knots. We managed to pull into the ungated field entrance without causing too much chaos.
A fe... Read More |
50 | 2 |
| Maxton Burgh (St Boswells) | Ancient Cross | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Maxton Burgh Cross, Scottish Borders: We stopped off at a garden centre café in Newton St. Boswell’s for refreshments, then carried on eastwards towards the small village of Maxton. We didn’t have precise grid references for this cross at the time, and with no mobile signal, we were a little l... Read More |
50 | 3 |
| St Boswell's Old Church | Ancient Cross | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 2 | 3 | 4 | St Boswell's Old Church, Incised Cross Slab: I was expecting much more from this site, lying in a corner tucked between the River Tween to the east and Boswell Burn to the south. The ruins of the old church have been taken down to only a couple of courses, whilst the graveyard is still in use today... Read More |
50 | 4 |
| Blackpark | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Bute | Visited | 25th Sep 2017 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Blackpart Standing Stone, Isle of Bute: About 2.3 km north of St. Blane’s Chapel, still on Plan Road. There is a small car park just off the road, north of the stones, at NS 09160 55716. The ground was very boggy, with large pools of water both on the path to them and in between, so we had to pi... Read More |
50 | 4 |
| Mertoun Kirk (St Boswells) | Sculptured Stone | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Mertoun Kirk, incised stone: The church lies in the grounds of Mertoun House, which lies almost directly north, across a bend in the River Tweed, from Maxton with its Burgh Cross. To approach the church, we had to follow the signs up the single track road to the house; the church is just before you... Read More |
50 | 5 |
| Scalpsie Barrow | Round Cairn | Scotland | Isle of Bute | Visited | 25th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Scalpsie Barrow, Isle of Bute: We didn’t plan to stop here, but there was a car park and information board by the field alongside the A844 past Ambrismore on the way to Ardscalpsie, signposted to the beach, so we screeched to a halt to explore. The information board differentiated between the bar... Read More |
50 | 5 |
| Font Stone (Dryburgh) | Ancient Cross | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 5 | The Font Stone, Dyburgh (Cross Base): Sited on a corner of the B6356, it is a miracle that this cross base is still in one piece, being located so close to the road.
From Mertoun Kirk, we followed the B6356, turning right before reaching Dryburgh along a minor road signposted to Bemersyde, wher... Read More |
50 | 6 |
| Acholter | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | Isle of Bute | Visited | 25th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Acholter Standing Stone, Isle of Bute: From the Scalpsie Bronze Age Barrow, we headed north up the A844 towards Colmac and East Colmac to see the stone circle, a standing stone with incised cross and an earthwork. By this time, we were starting to run out of time as we needed to get back to Rounsay... Read More |
50 | 6 |
| Rhymer's Stone (Melrose) | Marker Stone | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Visited | 24th Sep 2017 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Eildontree Stone/Rhymer Stone, Melrose: After our failed attempt to find St. Dunstan’s Well in Melrose, we wanted to end the day on a positive note, so asked to come here, particularly because of the Steeleye Span song. The sign from the road said ‘Rhymer’s Stone’ ½ mile. It was more like ... Read More |
50 | 7 |
| St Colmac Cottages Stone Circle | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Bute | Saw from a distance | 9th Oct 2017 | 2 | 4 | St Colmac Cottages Stone Circle: Defeated by a pond between us and the stone circle, a large heap of cow dung by the gate, heavy mist, and running out of time before our ferry back, we stopped at the gate and photographed this from a distance.
We had tried to see the standing stone near Calmac ... Read More |
50 | 7 | |
| St Colmac's Cross | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | Isle of Bute | Couldn't find | 25th Sep 2017 | St Colmac's Cross, Isle of Bute: I really, really wanted to find this standing stone with incised Latin Cross, but we couldn't work out a way to get behind the barn at East St. Colmac Farm to view it. The Canmore records show this intriguing stone in a wooden enclosure, which was built round it aft... Read More |
50 | 8 |