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Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
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| Grannie Stane | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | Scotland | North Ayrshire | Visited | 2nd Sep 2018 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐
Thought to be the remnants of an ancient Stone Circle that once existed in the area. In 1895 four of the stones from the circle were apparently removed and used during the construction of a weir further downstream, public outcry saved the last stone which was also the largest stone, and it grew to be known locally as the 'Granny Stane'. The new weir caused the water levels of the River Irvine to rise and subm... Read More |
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| Drybridge | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | North Ayrshire | Visited | 3rd Sep 2018 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Drybridge Menhir :
This 2.6m tall Menhir is positioned near a bend in the River Irvine, and would have stood out immensely against the relatively flat landscape surrounding the site.
*Dundonald Cursus is 0.5km to the North, with the Mesolithic settlement at Dreghorn roughly 2km away
*Shewalton Moor Mesolithic settlement is 2.5km to the West
*A vitrified Bronze Age Hillfort on Dundonald Hill was located 2km to the South, with Kemp Law Dun... Read More |
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