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Banks Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 8th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Banks Chambered Tomb submitted by howar on 17th Jul 2011. Western chamber repaired. not yet excavated to floor level, as can be seen by height of deposits by LH side of pasage
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Maes Howe
Date Added: 8th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Maes Howe submitted by howar on 24th Sep 2013. distant Maes Howe ablaze with sun, viewed from the bird hut near the Barnhouse settlement
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Log Text: I visited the mound in 2022 and inside 2023. you aren't allowed to take photos inside.
The tour guide was up to date and covered the neolithic and much later norse visitors and runes. There is a very good article on the passage alignment in the 2023 issue of the Orkney Archaeology review £10.
https://shop.orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/product-category/books/
Their website has lots more info on Maes and Orkney and it is only £15 to join, £10 for pensioners (you get sent the annual review)
Cleithreabhal
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cleithreabhal submitted by Andy B on 13th Sep 2011. Neolithic Chambered Cairn on the southern slopes of Cleitreabhal a Dheas.
Some of the stones have been re-used to build the adjacent Wheeled House.
Hogha Gearraidh in the background.
Copyright Vanhercke Christiaan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
Site in North Uist Scotland
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Log Text: A large chambered cairn, aligned East. The passage is 15m and looks similar to arran cairns. The east facade has some large stones. The Western end is a round house type construction. The whole composite is about 20 by 60m
South Clettraval
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th May 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
South Clettraval submitted by SandyG on 6th Feb 2019. View from east.
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Log Text: Looked south of the cairn uphill to me. A quartzy stone aligned EW
Clettraval South
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG on 6th Feb 2019. View of the chamber from the north east.
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Log Text: Some massive capstones and kerbs. Fallen stones here. Faces SE. A composite of main cairn, smaller cairns and a wheelhouse? The remaining upright blocking stone of the main cairn has much quartz. At the NE end of the wheelhouse is a pink quartz stone, also a small pink quartz stone at the same position in the small N cairn
Chambered cairn 200m WNW of Craonaval
Date Added: 30th May 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Chambered cairn 200m WNW of Craonaval submitted by h_fenton on 15th Jan 2008. Standing Stone which may be a part of the cairn. the scale is 1metre long. you can see a stone(s) of the burial chamber near the fence.
15 May 2006
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Cairn 330m NW of Craonaval
Date Added: 30th May 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cairn 330m NW of Craonaval submitted by h_fenton on 15th Jan 2008. Shielings built/excavated/created in the top of the cairn.
15 May 2006
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Barpa Langais
Date Added: 30th May 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Barpa Langais submitted by h_fenton on 25th Sep 2012. Barpa Langais photographed from the South East.
Kite Aerial Photograph
16 September 2012 @ 7.54am
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Log Text: The entrance is still blocked off pending repairs. Continue up to the trig following the way posts. It's not hard and get some brilliant views of Machair and mountains
Pobull Fhinn
Date Added: 8th Jun 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pobull Fhinn submitted by jeffrep on 19th Feb 2008. Site in North Uist
Pobull Fhinn Overlooking Loch Langais with Ben Eval is the Distance, No. Uist, Western Isles, Scotland
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Log Text: A short walk from the lodge Hotel bar (excellent gin) a much longer walk from Barpa Langhas cairn via the trig, from where you get fantastic views across to the mountains, and machair to sea.
Caravat Barp
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Caravat Barp submitted by Postman on 23rd Aug 2016. Loch a' Bharpa beyond.
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Clach An Truishal
Date Added: 23rd May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 22nd May 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
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: parking area nearby with a short 50m walk
Achmore
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Achmore submitted by pab on 21st Sep 2011. Achmore Stone Circle.
Looking towards the east, across the top of the plan.
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Callanish I
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Callanish I submitted by scubadoc on 21st Feb 2020. Lewis 2016 82 366 Callanish (Calanais) b Callanish dawn. Lewis 2016 Image copyright: tdpriest (Tim Priest), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Callanish 2
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Callanish 2 submitted by Humbucker on 28th Sep 2018. Cnoc Ceann a'Gharraidh (Callanish II) at sundown - September 2018
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Log Text: Good idea to at least visit Callanish 2 and 3 and walk the wider landscape.
Callanish 3
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Callanish 3 submitted by Andy B on 13th Nov 2022. Bruce Adams, one of our members since 2012, sadly died last month - he had motor neurone disease. Bruce wrote: "Over the years I have assembled albums recording my visits to stone circles and related sites. I would very much like to pass these on to someone who will appreciate them. I am not asking for payment and only have a desire to see them go to a good home. I would rather not see them broken up and dispersed."
I am currently looking after Bruce's albums and will be sharing some of the...
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Log Text: Callanish 1 2 and 3 are all located on NS hills, and placed well below the summits. From Callanish 2, call 1 and 3 are on the skyline.
Callanish 8
Date Added: 30th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Callanish 8 submitted by Tom_Bullock on 8th Dec 2004. Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM
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Callanish 4
Date Added: 30th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4
Callanish 4 submitted by LivingRocks on 30th Jul 2005. Solstice eve, June 2005.
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Log Text: Like Callanish 1 2 and 3 it sits well below the top of the hill.
Bosta Beach
Date Added: 30th May 2024
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2024. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bosta Beach submitted by SandyG on 14th Jan 2015. The reconstructed Iron Age house. Sadly closed at time of visit. View from south (31st August 2014).
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Log Text: The original settlement has eroded away but the reconstruction is very good. An archaeological guide gives good talk and can answer queries.£5 fee but flexible
Clach Mhic Leoid
Date Added: 29th May 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Harris)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Clach Mhic Leoid submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Clach Mhic Leoid (McLeods Stone) Standing Stone NG040972. Pointing out towards St Kilda with Taransay in the background.
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Log Text: On a hill overlooking a pristine sandy beach. Stone. Aligns east west
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