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Cairnholy 2
Date Added: 28th Jul 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2018
Cairnholy 2 submitted by drolaf on 27th Sep 2018. cairn side from north
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Lairdmannoch
Date Added: 28th Jul 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2018
Lairdmannoch submitted by drolaf on 27th Sep 2018. the cairn and stone circle are at the north end of the loch. photo from SE
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Motte of Mark
Date Added: 28th Jul 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2018
Motte of Mark submitted by drolaf on 27th Sep 2018. information board at carpark
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High Gillespie
Date Added: 28th Jul 2019
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2018
High Gillespie submitted by drolaf on 28th Sep 2018. View from the cairn (or thereabouts) down the valley, and sea to Isle of Man
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Droughduil Mote
Date Added: 21st Jun 2023
Site Type: Timber Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Droughduil Mote submitted by drolaf on 28th Sep 2018. mote from NW
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Yarnbury Henge
Date Added: 17th Jun 2023
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Oct 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Yarnbury Henge submitted by drolaf on 3rd Oct 2018. view SW to Pendle hill
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Grey Croft
Date Added: 24th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Grey Croft submitted by baz on 7th Feb 2005. An incongruous juxtaposition? Grey Croft Stone Circle and Sellafield Nuclear Power Station.
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Log Text: a lovely little circle of interesting local agglomerate stones
Twelve Apostles (Yorks)
Date Added: 27th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Yorkshire (West))
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Twelve Apostles (Yorks) submitted by DavidRaven on 2nd Nov 2003. A stunning location! 12 apostles taken 25 October 2003. It looked like someone had lent a helping hand; several of the stones are propped up by smaller rocks at the base.
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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.
Twelve Apostles (Dumfries)
Date Added: 22nd Jul 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jul 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Twelve Apostles (Dumfries) submitted by kelpie on 4th Jul 2002. Some of the Twelve Apostles, the circle is too big to include them all
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Log Text: apparently the largest circle in Scotland according to the plaque by the gate. some large gaps? so maybe originally up to 19 stones? A pleasant enough place for a picnic stop.
Cautley Spout Cairn
Date Added: 25th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jul 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
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Gamelands
Date Added: 9th Aug 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Gamelands submitted by LivingRocks on 8th Feb 2005. Photographed in November 2004 with short grass, a superb site even though the stones are all fallen.
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Oddendale
Date Added: 9th Aug 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Oddendale submitted by stu on 20th Jul 2002. 592129 NE Lakes Sheet.
Excellent double ringed circle, a must see.
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Castlehowe Scar Stone Circle
Date Added: 9th Aug 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2020. My rating: Ambience 3 Access 4
Castlehowe Scar Stone Circle submitted by baz on 3rd May 2003. Castlehowe Scar Stone Circle (NY587155).
Ten stones form this small stone circle which is now huddled up against a drystone wall, in a field with a locked gate. On the other side of the wall, there appears to be a stone row.
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Raiset Pike
Date Added: 9th Aug 2020
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Raiset Pike submitted by Bladup on 23rd May 2013. Raiset Pike long barrow.
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Log Text: Not visited by the romantic stone circle tourist, so does not suffer erosion, apart from a few sheep.
Howes Well ring cairn
Date Added: 10th Aug 2020
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Howes Well ring cairn submitted by Bladup on 23rd May 2013. Sunbiggin Tarn.
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The Cockpit
Date Added: 6th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
The Cockpit submitted by LivingRocks on 18th Mar 2005. A panoramic view of the Cockpit Stone Circle which according to Magicmap ‘includes a circular kerbed stone bank 2.8m -11.2m wide and up to 0.5m high which encloses an area approximately 27m in diameter. There are 27 (?) standing and recumbent stones set largely into the internal face of this bank, thereby creating the stone circle. The tallest standing stone measures about 0.95m high and some of the recumbent stones are up to 1.9m in length. Within the eastern side of the stone circle, abuttin...
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Iron Hill North
Date Added: 24th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Iron Hill North submitted by stu on 21st Jul 2002. 596147 NE Lakes Sheet.
10 stones remain on one side of a wall.
First stone on right is limestone the rest granite, this is found also at the Gamelands circle, Gunnerkeld and Iron Hill south a few metres away.
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Log Text: an underrated site of great interest
Iron Hill South
Date Added: 6th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Iron Hill South submitted by stu on 16th Jul 2004. NY596 148.
The small, slightly odd circle of Iron Hill South.
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Log Text: a very interesting site and location