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Gwallon Longstone
Date Added: 29th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 3
Gwallon Longstone submitted by maengurta on 3rd Aug 2007. Suburbanite longstone.
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Log Text: I was frustrated to find the stone was inaccessible in Penrice Community College grounds protected by a wire mesh fence. Perhaps I will revisit out of school hours.
Polruan Standing Stones
Date Added: 29th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Polruan Standing Stones submitted by Bladup on 18th Apr 2013. The higher Polruan Standing Stone.
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Log Text: I wasn't entirely convinced about the antiquity of the Essa Stones. The stones were ill matched and far apart. I thought they might have been modern rubbing stones.
Castle Loch
Date Added: 29th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Castle Loch submitted by markj99 on 28th Mar 2023. Grass Track bisects Castle Loch Cairn on a NE-SW Alignment.
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Log Text: Castle Loch Cairn may be in the middle of nowhere and a pale shadow of it's original state, however the splendid isolation of the location rewards a visit.
Smittons Bridge
Date Added: 27th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 25th Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Smittons Bridge submitted by markj99 on 26th Mar 2023. Smittons Bridge Kerb Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Smittons Bridge Kerb Cairn is located in the middle of nowhere, however it is easy to visit the nearby Stroanfreggan Craig and Stroanfreggan Cairn sites.
Blind Fiddler
Date Added: 26th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Blind Fiddler submitted by stu on 20th Aug 2002. SW427282. the top of this large stone can be seen above the hedge on the A30, several stiles on roadside to get you into the field.
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Log Text: The Blind Fiddler Standing Stone is a rare exception in Cornish sites: a massive standing stone accessible via a short path with dedicated parking. Perhaps only Men Gurta is taller and more impressive than the Blind Fiddler.
Terally Bay
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Terally Bay submitted by cosmic on 3rd Oct 2004. Terally Bay Stone from the North
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Log Text: Terally Bay Standing Stone is easily visited by parking up 250 yards S on the shore at NX 12303 41083, walking N via a gateway at NX 12278 41151 to reach the broken stone, adjacent to the A716 Drummore road.
Kilchoan
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Kilchoan submitted by mickm on 14th Apr 2005. Detail of the top of the chamber looking towards the entrance at the NE showing the displaced capstone over a lintel covering the central compartment. The side slabs of the front compartment are visible beyond.
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Log Text: Kilchoan Chambered Cairn is located c. 150 yards NW of Kilchoan Lodge. On my visit there was a herd of bullock around the cairn, churning the grass to mud. The jumble of large stones become a large passage and chamber with time and imagination. The site is off the beaten track but more than rewards the expenditure of energy.
Barsloisnoch
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cist
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barsloisnoch submitted by caradoc68 on 30th Apr 2012. There are two kists here within 20-50 feet of each other but can be easily missed.
Canmore site page.
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Log Text: Barsloisnoch cists are only to be found by those looking for them. They lie in marshy pasture land adjacent to Barsloisloch Farm. Barsloisnoch SE cist has an impressive capstone, well worth a small detour while visiting the Kilmartin sites.
Poltalloch House Rock Art
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Poltalloch House Rock Art submitted by rockartuk on 3rd Nov 2002. Poltalloch, Strathclyde. Scotland
Grid Ref: NR 8126 9637.
Located 3.5 km SW of Kilmartin, 200m SW of ruined Poltalloch House on private land.
Detail of a cup-and-ring motif with gapped rings.
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Log Text: The cup and ring markings were partially obscured by moss on my visit.
Ri Cruin
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ri Cruin submitted by caradoc68 on 23rd Feb 2012. This lovely cairn dates from the Bronze Age and is pretty new when it comes to the Kilmartin landscape. Hidden away in some trees just of the beaten track with its two kist's, this Cairn has a lot to offer with its large Kist's and its rock art of axeheads and possibly a caving of a boat in one of these kists !!.
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Log Text: Ri Cruin Cruin is notable for two large exposed cists on the N & S Arcs of the cairn. I wasn't aware of the difficult to spot axehead carvings in the S cist at the time of my visit.
Nether Largie North
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Nether Largie North submitted by jeffrep on 15th Mar 2008. Nether Largie Cairn North, Kilmartin Glen.
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Log Text: Nether Largie North Cairn looks to be intact from a distance. Reality bites when the metal hatch on the summit comes into view. The central chamber and cist have been over restored.
Nether Largie Mid
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Nether Largie Mid submitted by jeffrep on 15th Mar 2008. View from the North of Nether Largie Mid Cairn in Kilmartin Glen.
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Log Text: Nether Largie Mid Cairn is the least impressive of the group. It has been extensively robbed leaving a cist and large capstone exposed in the S Arc of the cairn.
Nether Largie South
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Nether Largie South submitted by Fairycake on 26th Sep 2020. Looking towards the cairn from the south with the large cist in the foreground. This is by far the biggest cist I have seen. There are several inserted into earlier monuments near to here, apart from this, showing these sites continued to have significance over a long period of time.
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Log Text: The central chamber of Nether Largie South Cairn is the most impressive aspect of this monument.
Nether Largie Stone Row
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Nether Largie Stone Row submitted by jeffrep on 7th Feb 2013. The Netrher Largie Stones in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll and Bute, Scotland -- five central standing stones, arranged in an "X" shape. The nine foot central stone is accompanied by a number of smaller stones surrounding it. The central stone also has several cup marks.
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Log Text: Nether Largie Stone Row is the most impressive stone row in Scotland. It is a short walk on a footpath from an adjacent car park. A must visit!
Nether Largie standing stone
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Nether Largie standing stone submitted by caradoc68 on 18th Aug 2012. This standing stone is in the middle of a field, a short distance of the footpath. The farmer does not like you being there and might put a angry looking bull in the field to put visitors off. Cant find a lot written about this stone or why it seems to be leaning at 45 degrees and pointing to the southeast.
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Log Text: Nether Largie standing stone is one of the minor sites to visit in Kilmartin Glen. However, it is only a short detour from Nether Largie Stone Row.
Temple Wood N
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Temple Wood N submitted by hamish on 6th Aug 2005. Temple Wood North. I love this place,enigmatic as always.Being among the trees makes it so different.It's beautiful.
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Log Text: Kilmartin Glen has many sites to visit. The Templewood Stone Circles are easy to access and reasonably well preserved.
Temple Wood S
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Temple Wood S submitted by SandyG on 16th Jul 2015. View from north west. (15th April 2015).
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Log Text: Kilmartin Glen has many sites to visit. The Templewood Stone Circles are easy to access and reasonably well preserved.
Temple Wood S
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Temple Wood S submitted by SandyG on 16th Jul 2015. View from north west. (15th April 2015).
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Log Text: Kilmartin Glen has many sites to visit. The Templewood Stone Circles are easy to access and reasonably well preserved.
Templand Mains
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Templand Mains submitted by markj99 on 11th Jul 2019. Templand Mains stone spared from the harvest.
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Log Text: Templand Standing Stone is remarkable for its unusual shape, resembling a low slung bucket seat chair. The SW face of the stone is smooth, possibly as a result of many people sitting in the stone.
Tayandock
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Tayandock submitted by markj99 on 6th Sep 2019. Tayandock stone nestled in the ferns.
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Log Text: When I visited Islay I found Tayandock stone by searching in long grass on the margin of a field at a OS Grid Reference from Canmore.