Megalithic Mysteries - Scotland

Regions/Counties of Scotland:

Orkney	Caithness	Loch Ness	Western Isles	Kilmartin Valley	Argyll	The Inner Isles

Stones of Orkney

The Northern Isle of Orkney is nothing less than a megalithic paradise

• Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle
• Stones of Stenness Standing Stones
• Dwarfie Stane Hollowed Stone
• Grain Earth House Souterrain
• Skara Brae Neolithic Village
• Barnhouse Stone Standing Stone
• Stane Randa Standing Stones
• Stane o' Quoybune Standing Stone
• Unstan Chambered Cairn Burial Chamber

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Stones of Caithness

Caithness is at the tip of North-East Scotland, and is a world apart from the rest of the Highlands.

• Achavanich Stone Circle
• Hill O' Many Stanes Stone Rows
• Lower Camster Standing Stone
• Loch of Yarrows Stone Rows
• The Clyth Stone Standing Stone

Stones of Loch Ness

This area includes the area around Inverness, the biggest town in the Highlands

• Balnuaran of Clava (The Clava Cairns) Clava Cairns
• Corrimony 'Clava' type Cairn
• Craig Phadraig Vitrified fort

Stones of the Western Isles

The Western Isles are also known as the Outer Hebrides.
Here are some sites in Lewis & Harris

• Callanish Stone Circle
• Callanish II  Stone Circle
• Callanish III Stone Circle
• Callanish IV Stone Circle
• Callanish V Stone Circle
• Callanish VIII Stone Circle
• Callanish IX Standing Stones
• Callanish XI Standing Stone
• Callanish XVI Standing Stone
• Clach An Truishal Standing Stone
• Clach mhic Leoid Standing Stone
• Dun Carloway Broch

and a couple from North Uist

• Pobull Fhinn Stone Circle
• Barpa Langais Chambered Cairn

Stones of the Kilmartin Valley

A megalithic wonderland in the West Highlands. Second only to Orkney and a bit easier to get to.

• Ballymeanoch Stone Row
• Ballymeanoch Henge
• Baluachraig Cup and Ring marks - Rock Art
• Creagantairbh Beag Standing Stone
• Glennan Standing Stone
• Kilmichael Glassary Cup and Ring marks - Rock Art
• Nether Largie Multiple Stone Rows - Avenue
• Nether Largie North - Cairn
• Temple Wood Stone Circle
• Torbhlaran Standing Stone
• Kintraw Standing Stone and Cairn

Stones of Argyll

the Kintyre Peninsula

• Ardpatrick Standing Stone
• Ballochroy Stone Row
• Carse Stone Row and Standing Stone

Inverary

• Inveraray Castle - Standing Stone
• Loch Glashan - Crannog

The Isle of Arran

• Machrie Moor 2 Stone Circle
• Machrie Moor 5 Stone Circle

Stones of the Inner Isles

the Isle of Bute

• Ettrick Bay - Stone Circle
• St. Ninian`s Bay - Standing Stones

the Isle of Islay

• Finlaggan - Standing Stone (possible Avenue or Stone Circle)

the Isle of Jura

• Tarbert - Standing Stone

and finally a few from

elsewhere in Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway

• Cairnholy I, Chambered Tomb

Other

• SITE WATCH NEWS: Balgarthno Stone Circle may end up in supermarket car park
• Duntreath - Stone Row
• Esslie The Lesser - Stone Circle
• Craigh Na Dun - Stone Circle

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