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Dalarran Holm
Date Added: 22nd Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dalarran Holm submitted by PaulM on 30th Oct 2002. Dalarran Holm Standing Stone - see main site entry for details.
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Log Text: A nice slab
Easthill
Date Added: 23rd Jul 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Easthill submitted by Postman on 14th Apr 2019. That's why I had to come back.
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Log Text: There is a stone in the large SE gap with just tip showing, mostly buried. A grand view eastwards.
someone had put a small stone in another gap.
Mid Gleniron 1
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mid Gleniron 1 submitted by rogerkread on 1st May 2013. The cairn with the most visible internal structure at Mid Gleniron, the one furthest west.
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Log Text: a good example of a Galloway burial cairn
Caves of Kilhern
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caves of Kilhern submitted by rogerkread on 1st May 2013. The main 'cave', on a wild April day.
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Log Text: similar burial cairn to Mid Gleniron 1 with cists NE NW SE and SW. in an enclosed valley, with only far views to hills to the NE. Built on a (probable) drumlin/glacial hillock, of which there are several in the area.
Barsalloch
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2022
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Barsalloch submitted by h_fenton on 29th Nov 2010. Barsalloch Promontory Fort viewed from roughly north.
Kite Aerial Photograph
17 September 2010
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Log Text: Iron Age hillfort right in coast with excellent views across to Isle of Man
Doon Castle (Broch)
Date Added: 11th Apr 2022
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Doon Castle (Broch) submitted by Andy B on 18th Apr 2010. A much better view of the landmark on a pleasant February day as promised after my first photo of this.
Copyright Colin McDonald and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: a great location-the broch is on a very steep rock outcrop, and would have been very hard to attack, but also very hard to escape from.
Tor of Craigoch
Date Added: 29th Apr 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tor of Craigoch submitted by h_fenton on 14th Jan 2011. A low-level oblique kite aerial photograph from the south of the hillfort 'Tor of Craigoch' with the Agnew Monument (built 1850) at its centre.
19 September 2010
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Log Text: amazing views from the top-of Ireland, the Rhinns, Loch Ryan, Ailsa Craig, the hills inland, Arran and Kintyre. A visit to the Rhinns really emphasises that the water linked all these lands as one.
Rispain Camp
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Access 4
Rispain Camp submitted by h_fenton on 3rd Oct 2010. Rispain Camp, a Kite Aerial Photograph taken close to the end of the day, this view is from the east.
16 September 2010 @ 6.10pm
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Log Text: in very good nick, with good views NE across Wigtown bay to Cairnharrow and the hills around Cairnhulie.
turn left at the road sign and park up at the visitors car park. then it's a short walk.
Kirkcudbright Standing Stones
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2022
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 28th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kirkcudbright Standing Stones submitted by Energyman on 20th Sep 2018. The lower stone.
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Log Text: quaint modern stones set in a sloping field. Made me think, maybe the old Bronze Age stones were not that serious either!
Crawick Multiverse
Date Added: 14th May 2023
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Access 3
Crawick Multiverse submitted by markj99 on 3rd Oct 2018. Crawick Multiverse from the Belvedere.
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Log Text: a great modern construction on neolithic scale. the avenue is orientated north south (whew) . Only £4 entry fee, stay all day if you want, open 10am to 6pm. Campervan parkup £15 a night.
Nith Bridge Cross
Date Added: 14th May 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Access 4
Nith Bridge Cross submitted by Anne T on 13th Oct 2014. The Nith Bridge Cross sits in a field some 200 metres west of the bridge taking the A702 over the River Nith.
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Log Text: None
Ballochmyle
Date Added: 14th May 2023
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (East Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ballochmyle submitted by wolfnighthunter on 13th Apr 2009. Site in North Ayrshire
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Log Text: quite awesome
Doon Hill Dunbar
Date Added: 28th Jul 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (East Lothian)
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2017
Doon Hill Dunbar submitted by drolaf on 10th Oct 2017. Looking east from Doon Hill to the coast at Skateraw, Thorntonloch (Torness power station) and the headland at Dow Law
© Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3096805
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Log Text: None
Balnuaran of Clava SW
Date Added: 23rd May 2024
Site Type: Clava Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Balnuaran of Clava SW submitted by Scotaviaimages on 14th Jan 2011. The Easterly cairn from the Cessna camera plane
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Log Text: gets busy so best to visit early morning/late evening. it was lovely at 6am. by 8 car park was full and there were unofficial 'guides' pontificating to gullible tourists.
Balnuaran of Clava Centre
Date Added: 23rd May 2024
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Access 5
Balnuaran of Clava Centre submitted by Klingon on 27th Feb 2006.
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Log Text: None
Milltown Of Clava
Date Added: 23rd May 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 2 Access 4
Milltown Of Clava submitted by Klingon on 20th Nov 2005.
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Log Text: the path is flat and wide enough for a wheelchair. not much of the cairn left but its a lovely valley and walk, with view of viaduct
Kildonan (Arran)
Date Added: 13th May 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Kildonan (Arran) submitted by Bladup on 27th Apr 2013. Kildonan standing stone. It says standing stone on the 25000 OS map and is the supposed last stone of a stone circle.
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Log Text: stone is aligned south north to Ailsa Craig
Torrylin
Date Added: 13th May 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Torrylin submitted by cosmic on 11th Feb 2005. View from side
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Log Text: chambers align with Ailsa Craig/north south . sits on the old cliff, like the cairrn at the limekiln to the west across Torrylinn beck
East Bennan
Date Added: 13th May 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 8th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
East Bennan submitted by zep on 1st Jun 2007. East Bennan Facade
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Log Text: A large chambered cairn with west facing facade and tail on a steep down hill to the beck. In front of the facade is a flat area before the hill rises.
Drummadoon Standing Stone
Date Added: 13th May 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Access 3
Drummadoon Standing Stone submitted by Energyman on 22nd Mar 2019. Looking to the North
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Log Text: stone aligns north south