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Machrie Moor 10  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  3  4  4  MM10 : MM 10 : This is the FIRST site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 10' (Moss Farm Cairn Circle) is 760m away Remains of a 19m diameter Bronze Age Cairn and Stone Circle. In 1861 the Cairn was completely encircled with with 70~100cm high Menhirs. The Cairn has been robbed of much of it stones, and the outer kerb now consists only of 6 upright stones, with several now lying on the...
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Moss Farm Stone  Standing Stone (Menhir)  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  4  4  4  MM7 : This is the SECOND site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 7' (Moss Farm Menhir) is 1.5km away A 1.6m high Sandstone Menhir on a prominent point on the Moor, roughly aligned to the cardinal points, with the West Face facing the Kintyre Peninsula. When visiting the Menhir I found a small Gold box with a Chinese coin inside, the coin had a square hole in the middle and a little no...
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Tormore 2  Chambered Cairn  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  3  4  4  MM8 : This is the THIRD site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 8' (Moss Farm Cairn Menhir/Tormore 2) is 1.55km away Remains of a 9m oval 'Clyde Type' Cairn, now nearly totally covered in Heather. The most prominent feature is the 1.8m high Standing Stone. Nearby is another upright stone, about 50cm tall. In 1861 flint flakes and arrowheads were dug up beneath the chamber by J. McArthur...
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Moss farm chambered cairn  Chambered Cairn  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  2  3  4  MM6 : This is the FOURTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 6' (Moss Farm Chambered Cairn) is 1.6km away Remains of a Bronze Age Sandstone Cist. Originally it was square shaped and consisted of 5 Menhirs lain horizontally, with a Capstone on top. Two stones formed the E side, with one stone on each of the other sides. When excavated by J.Bryce in 1861, only 4 of these stones re...
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Machrie Moor 5  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  4  4  4  MM5 : This is the FIFTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 5' (Coire Fhionn-Fingals Cauldron) is 1.75km away A double concentric Stone Circle made from large, radioactive Granite boulders. The inner circle is roughly 11.5m in diameter and has Eight stones, 60~100cm high. The outer circle is 18m in diameter consists of Fifteen slightly smaller stones, one of which has a hole in it...
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Machrie Moor 4  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  4  4  4  MM4 : This is the SIXTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 4' (Granite 4 Poster) is 1.87km away A Four Poster Granite ellipse about 90cm high, and about 6.4m on it's longer axis. The positioning suggests a 5th Boulder may have been in place at one time, giving a more Circular shape to the site. Excavated by J.Bryce in 1861, he found a Bronze Age Cist (90cm long, 40cm wide and 60c...
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Machrie Moor 3  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  3  4  4  MM3 : This is the SEVENTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 3' (4.3m Red Sandstone Menhir) is 1.96km away Originally this Stone Circle had 8 or 9 stones. Now only 6 stones are visible, and only the tallest, a 4.3m high, Red Sandstone Menhir remains standing. The rest have fallen over, there is an ribbed Menhir lying flat near the centre of the circle (Perhaps used to sharpen swords...
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Machrie Moor 2  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  3  4  4  MM2 : This is the EIGHTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 2' (3 Menhirs & 2 Millstones) is 2.1km away Originally this Stone Circle had 7 or 8 Red Sandstone Menhirs. Now only 3 remain standing. The tallest of which is 4.9m high Excavations by J.Bryce in 1861 uncovered a Cist (90cm long, 55cm wide and 65cm deep) in the centre of the circle, containing an inhumation, and accompanie...
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Machrie Moor 1.  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  4  4  4  MM1 : This is the NINTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 1' (6 Granite & 5 Sandstone) is 2.16km away Originally this Stone Circle (ellipse) had 6 Granite Boulders alternating with 6 small Sandstone Menhirs (A Sandstone Menhir on the Northern arc is now only a stump) It roughly measure's 13m in diameter and is only about 25m away from MM11. Cremated remains were found in an o...
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Machrie Moor 6  Stone Circle  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  3  3  4  MM11 : This is the TENTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 11' (10 small stones & Timber postholes) is 2.18km away Completely buried under peat, it was discovered by E.W.MacKie in 1975, by him probing through the peat. Excavations by "A.Burl" between 1978 and 1979 revealed 10 small upright Stones, the tallest of which is 1.2m high and is standing on the Western arc of the circle. ...
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Drumadoon Hillfort  Hillfort  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  2  4  3  Drumadoon Hillfort : The first thing that you see when approaching are the impressive Columnar Basalt Cliffs. You can climb the Hillfort form the South, behind the large geological dyke, or from the Eastern slopes, through lots of heavy vegetation. The Hillfort has been inhabited since at least 3,000bc and some consider it to have been an Oppidium due to it's size and location. It has commanding 360° views. On the Eastern side of the summ...
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Kings Cave  Cave or Rock Shelter  Scotland  Isle of Arran  Visited  9th Aug 2018  3  3  4  Fionn's Cave : Formed about 10,000 years ago after the end of the Younger Dryas, The Caves are situated below Torr Righ Mor (137m) on the West coast of Arran, halfway between Torbeg & Tormore. They look out onto the Kilbrannan Sound and across to the Kintyre Peninsula. There are 3 caves next to each other, with the central one being the one tagged 'Kings Cave', although in the past it was known as 'Fionn's Cave' (Fingals Cave) after the my...
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