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Loch an Duna
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2010
Loch an Duna submitted by Creative Commons on 16th Apr 2010. Site in Isle of Lewis Scotland
Broch in Loch an Duna
The remains of a broch and, to its right (west) a small man-made cairn.
Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Callanish I
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2006
Callanish I submitted by Andy B on 19th Jun 2006. The moon rising from the hills of the Sleeping Beauty, with East Loch Roag in the foreground.
Taken from Cnoc an Tursa, the hillock immediately south of the Callanish main site.
Approx. 12.30 a.m., Monday 12th June 2006
Image copyright Gerald Ponting
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Callanish I
Trip No.10 Entry No.3 Date Added: 4th Jun 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes
Callanish I submitted by Flickr on 3rd Mar 2014. Aurora Site in Isle of Lewis Scotland
Image copyright: M+M Morrison (Matthew Morrison), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Callanish 2
Trip No.10 Entry No.4 Date Added: 4th Jun 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes
Callanish 2 submitted by SandyG on 10th Sep 2014. View from east. The stones of Callanish I standing on the far ridge are silhouetted against the sea.
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Clach An Truishal
Trip No.20 Entry No.7 Date Added: 24th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes
Clach An Truishal submitted by BERNARDEDWARDS on 12th Sep 2019. September morning before Bahama Storm Dorian remnant rolls in...
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Log Text: #9 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Dun A'chail
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Dun A'chail submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Dun a'Chail Iron Age Fort
At Port Alsaig. This small enclosure in the foreground is on the top of a rocky islet in the bay, accessible at low tide across stepping stones and then a short scramble.
Copyright Ian Mitchell and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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Gleann Bun An Easa
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Gleann Bun An Easa submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Earthwork, Gleann Bun an Easa, Islay
The earthwork is located on a headland on The Oa. It has a ditch, rampart and traces of causewayed entrance.
Copyright Claire Pegrum and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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Ballinaby
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Ballinaby submitted by Creative Commons on 13th Jun 2011. The smaller of the standing stones at Ballinaby
An Carnan is the low hill in the background. The astronomical significance of this stone in conjunction with the very tall stone is explained at Stones of Wonder
Copyright Russel Wills and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Knocklearoch
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Knocklearoch submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Knochlearoch standing stones
Standing Stones in a field directly by the Farm of Knochlearoch.
Copyright Andrew Wood and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Mullach Dubh
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Mullach Dubh submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Standing stone near Kilmeny, Islay
The limestone stone is about 1.3m high. Part of it has broken off and is embedded in the ground nearby.
Copyright Claire Pegrum and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Finlaggan
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Finlaggan submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Standing stone, Finlaggan
This stone overlooks Loch Finlaggan and stands about 2m high. A geophysical survey of the site has suggested that this stone is the only visible remnant of a much larger and more complex stone monument or ceremonial site.
Copyright Gordon Hatton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Cragabus
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Cragabus submitted by Creative Commons on 13th Jun 2011. View of chambered cairn looking north towards Old Shieling
Copyright Lesley Smith and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Lagavulin N
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Lagavulin N submitted by Creative Commons on 13th Jun 2011. Standing Stone in Wall, near Lagavulin, Islay
Copyright Becky Williamson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Kilbride
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Kilbride submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Standing Stone, Kilbride, Islay
With Kilbride Farm in background.
Copyright Becky Williamson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Clach An Teampuill (Taransay)
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Harris)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2011
Clach An Teampuill (Taransay) submitted by Andy B on 25th Jan 2011. Clach an Teampuill, Taransay. This ancient standing stone must have predated any associated church (teampuill) by hundreds or even thousands of years.
Photo copyright Douglas Wilcox
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Boreray
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Harris)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2011
Boreray submitted by Andy B on 26th Jun 2011. Geo an Araich, Boreray
Copyright John Ferguson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Oronsay Shell Middens
Trip No.3 Entry No.9 Date Added: 12th May 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Isle of Colonsay)
Visited: Would like to visit
Oronsay Shell Middens submitted by durhamnature on 29th Oct 2012. Artifacts from the shell mounds, from "Prehistoric Britain" via archive.org
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Log Text: Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver
Buaile Riabhach
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Colonsay)
Visited: Yes on 15th Feb 2011
Buaile Riabhach submitted by Andy B on 15th Feb 2011. Kerbed cairn or small stone circle to the east of Dun Eibhinn
This unusually small stone circle has a notable shallow cup shaped interior.
Copyright C Michael Hogan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
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Fingal's Limpet Hammers
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Isle of Colonsay)
Visited: Yes on 15th Feb 2011
Fingal's Limpet Hammers submitted by Andy B on 15th Feb 2011. Fingal's Limpet Hammers
A pair of tall and leaning standing stones colloquially named after implements used for prising limpets from the rocks. Probably a food source used locally since the Island was first colonised.
Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Fiskary Bay Mesolithic Settlement
Trip No.3 Entry No.7 Date Added: 15th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Isle of Coll)
Visited: Would like to visit
Log Text: Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver