Kirkmaiden Old Church

Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Ancient Cross Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Would like to visit

Cairnholy 2

Date Added: 21st Mar 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4

Log Text: I was meant to visit Stonehenge on Equinox and had everything booked. However, Coronavirus changed my plans and I went to Cairnholy instead, a good choice on a sunny day. Only other visitors were "Cairnholy Joe" and his friend, who were very informative about the stones and their shadows.

Machrie Moor 2

Date Added: 5th Mar 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3

Log Text: Easy to find, small car park at the beginning of the walk, which is along farm tracks (can be muddy). Be prepared to walk about 2km to reach all sites.

St Queran's Well

Date Added: 15th Feb 2020
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4

Log Text: St Queran's Well is easily accessible by a short footpath over flat (but muddy!) fields, signposted from the road. Two gates to go through and then enter a small wood to the left of the path at the end of which the well is visible. It is surrounded by a ring of stones. The trees around are decorated with "clooties" (rags) and other paraphernalia.On looking into the well, you will see a face on the metal grating.

Easthill

Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 4th Feb 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3

Log Text: A friend had tried to find this site two weeks ago and failed. We had the OS Map and directions from this site, but decided to ascend to the top of the hill first and from the western end of the summit, looking down in a northerly direction, we easily spotted the stone circle.(I also spotted 2 foxes). It would be more difficult to see when the bracken is high. We had parked at Lochrutton Kirk and there is a signpost saying "& Grey Stanes 1/2m". The footpath follows the dry stone dyke to another gate and then a third which leads into a lumpy field with bracken and hawthorn. When the trees end over the wall which runs on your left, turn 90 degrees to your right and you will soon come to the stone circle.

Twelve Apostles (Dumfries)

Date Added: 3rd Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Feb 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: The largest stone circle on mainland Scotland and only 5 miles from our front door, so we do probably take it for granted..It is easy to find and you can park just next to the field. There is a gate, and a signpost. Sheep in the field.

High Banks Farm

Date Added: 22nd Jan 2020
Site Type: Rock Art Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jan 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3

Log Text: Not far fromKirkcudbright. The farm track requires careful driving. Walk from the farm is well signposted and easy going but 2 steep stiles to cross