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White Cairn, Beoch Hill
Date Added: 16th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
White Cairn, Beoch Hill submitted by markj99 on 11th Sep 2019. Looking W to Loch Ryan from White Cairn, Beoch Hill.
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Log Text: It is illogical to put so much effort into such a small hidden cairn. Then again, when did common sense influence the antiquarian seeking a new target. I have an unfortunate attraction to remote sites.
Beoch Hill Cairn
Date Added: 16th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Beoch Hill Cairn submitted by markj99 on 11th Sep 2019. Looking NE across hollow centre of Beoch Hill cairn.
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Log Text: It is illogical to put so much effort into such a small hidden cairn. Then again, when did common sense influence the antiquarian seeking a new target. I have an unfortunate attraction to remote sites.
Beinn Ghott
Date Added: 15th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Tiree)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Beinn Ghott submitted by markj99 on 15th May 2021. Approaching Beinn Ghott Cairn from NW.
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Log Text: Beinn Ghott Cairn is a small compact cairn which will not appeal to all antiquarians. However if you are on Tiree for an extended stay there is no good reason not to visit it.
Beersheeba
Date Added: 15th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Beersheeba submitted by Bladup on 15th Sep 2013. Beersheba after sunset.
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Log Text: I followed the footpath from Bowl Rock S to reach this magnificent 10 footer. Beersheba is on of the most impressive standing stones in Cornwall.
Salachary
Date Added: 14th May 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Salachary submitted by Tom_Bullock on 28th Feb 2005. 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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Log Text: Salachary Stone Row is c. 3 miles N of Kilmartin in open moorland. The three stone row consists of a standing stone, a leaning stone and an embedded recumbent stone on a N-S Axis measuring c. 15 feet.
Travel c. 5 miles N to a lay-by at an abandoned quarry on the L at NM 8420 0450. Walk W along the road for c. 150 yards to a grass track on the L. Follow this track S for c. 0.5 mile. It ends at NM 83981 04031. Salachary Stone Row is c. 80 yards E of this point.
The remote location of this stone row amplifies the ambience of the site making it an enjoyable experience.
Bawd Stone
Date Added: 14th May 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bawd Stone submitted by vicky on 2nd Sep 2001. The Bawdstone, possible dolmen, near Hen Cloud, The Roaches, Staffordshire GR: SJ009620
This so called ‘dolmen’ was described by antiquarian J.D. Sainter in his book ‘Scientific Rambles Round Macclesfield’ in 1878:
"At a short distance south of Rock Hall, there may be observed on the opposite side of Hen Cloud a block of gritstone, which upon approaching it, is found to be rested or balanced, in the first place, upon a short edge of rock and then upon two upright and pointed pilla...
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Log Text: The Bawd Stone is located between The Roaches and Hen Cloud. It may be a natural dolmen enhanced to locate a burial below the massive stone. The setting is certainly spectacular.
There is parking available at SK0061961882 c. 30 yards SE of the start of the path. Follow the path for c. 300 yards uphill to reach a crossroad. Turn R for c. 30 yards until a faint path veers L. Take this path E for c. 50 yards to reach the Bawd Stone.
Barpa Langais
Date Added: 14th May 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 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 survival of Barpa Langais in its almost intact state is due to its location on an isolated island. It is most unusual to have a dedicated car park and path leading to a well preserved chambered cairn. Barpa Langais was a highlight on my Hebridean tour.
Barnhouse Stone
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barnhouse Stone submitted by howar on 30th Jul 2010. stone with Maes Howe aligned, Setter tumuli on Syra Dale behind Maes Howe continuing line
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Log Text: Barnhouse Stone is surrounded by the Stones of Stenness, the Watch Stone and Maeshowe. This is tough company to compete with. It also implies it could be important to be erected in such an important area. The c. 10 feet tall stone slab stand in splendid isolation in an arable field c. 0.5 mile SE of the Stones of Stenness. It deserves to be visited.
Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Barnhouse Settlement HY306127. Probably in use around the same time of Skara Brae.
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Log Text: Barnhouse Settlement is the closest habitation to the Stones of Stenness marking it as an important site. The site is easy to visit from Stenness. It presents reconstructed floorplans of multiple buildings in the settlement making it easier to imagine how the original may have looked.
Clachaneasy Bridge
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Clachaneasy Bridge submitted by markj99 on 12th May 2021. A row of moss-covered stones on Clachaneasy Bridge Cairn summit.
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Log Text: I was intending to visit Glenhapple Cairn but was prevented by a no admission sign. I stumbled onto Clachaneasy Bridge Cairn by accident on my GPS. The cairn is located in dense forestry N of Clachaneasy Bridge. It is probably not worth visiting unless you are some kind of cairn completist.
Bardennoch
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
Bardennoch submitted by markj99 on 19th Sep 2020. Bardennoch Cairn SE Third of Cairn Circle.
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Log Text: I am always amazed that anyone should deliberately chose to build a dry stane dyke directly across an ancient site. To rub salt into the wounds, Bardennoch Cairn probably provided the raw materials for the dyke's constuction. That said, it is a worthwhile visit especially if you continue on to the Braidenoch Cross Slabs.
Barclye Rocking Stone
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 1
Barclye Rocking Stone submitted by markj99 on 22nd Sep 2020. Barclye Rocking Stone overhang viewed from S.
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Log Text: Sometimes I almost regret my decision to visit a remote site. The ground underfoot from the edge of Knockman Wood onward was so frustrating that I am not going repeat this particular journey anytime soon.
Barclye Cairn
Date Added: 13th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3
Barclye Cairn submitted by markj99 on 12th Jul 2020. Barclye Cairn looking S to Barclye Farm.
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Log Text: As with many cairns built in farmland the temptation to borrow the stones for a more practical purpose has proved too great so we are left with the footprint of the original cairn. It is easy to visit from the minor road between Newton Stewart and RSPB Wood of Cree Reserve.
Balvraid Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 12th May 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Balvraid Chambered Cairn submitted by uisdean on 25th Feb 2007. NG845166
Bavraid Chambered Cairn. Rge capstone and chamber
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Log Text: When visiting Dun Telve and Dun Troddan most people turn around but if you continue c. 1 mile to the end of the road you will drive past Balvraid Chambered Cairn and reach a path to Dun Grugaig. Balvraid Chambered Cairn is a robbed chambered cairn with a large capstone and exposed chamber.
Baluachraig Rock Art
Date Added: 12th May 2021
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Baluachraig Rock Art submitted by caradoc68 on 18th Mar 2012. Kilmartin does it again !!!!!!!!!!
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Log Text: Even in Kilmartin Glen where one is spoiled for choice Baluachcraig Cup and Ring Marked panels are worth a visit. Easy parking plus a short walk to an ancient site rich in Rock Art: It's a no brainer!
Cawdor
Date Added: 12th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cawdor submitted by Cosmic on 11th Nov 2003. Standing stone in a field at NH857508. It was near the end of the day so didn't get out to inspect - photos
taken from road to the West.
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Log Text: Cawdor Stone was easy to visit but couldn't be accessed closely due to the field being in crop at my time of visit. Fortunately the stone is relatively close to the edge of the field for photographic purposes.
Balnacraig Cairn Barra
Date Added: 9th May 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Barra and Vatersay)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4
Balnacraig Cairn Barra submitted by markj99 on 7th Oct 2020. Balnacraig Cairn cist looking W to Borve in the background.
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Log Text: Balnacraig Cairn is on Barra, an idyllic small island in the Outer Hebrides. Balnacraig is a ruined chambered cairn on a knoll at the foot of Grianan, a substantial hill. Balnacraig Cairn has been extensively robbed leaving all but a scatter of stones and a collapsed chamber formed by large stones. The location is perhaps more impressive than the cairn itself.
A better preserved cairn Dun Bharpa can be found c. 0.5 mile NNW. I found it convenient to visit both cairns in the same trip.
Ballynaughton
Date Added: 8th May 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 19th Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Access 2
Ballynaughton submitted by Energyman on 14th Oct 2018. From the West
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Log Text: Ballynaugton cairn lies in rough ground c. 0.75 miles NW of Lagavulin Distillery. The track from Lagavulin Distillery car park heading NW leads to Lagavulin Cairn, Druim Mor Standing Stone, Achnancarranan Stone Row and Ballynaughton Cairn. The remnants of the Ballynaughton Cairn arecovered in ferns but the chamber is well defined.
Ballymeanoch Kerb Cairn
Date Added: 8th May 2021
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ballymeanoch Kerb Cairn submitted by caradoc68 on 11th Dec 2011. NR 83395 96429, Kerb cairn, Ballymean. Kilmartin Glen is a very interesting area in Argyll rich in Archaeology. This Kerb cairn in know exception, being on private land the farmer has kindly fenced it off with pubic access to severely Neolithic/Bronze age features in this field.
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Log Text: Antiquarians are spoiled for choice in Kilmartin. Ballymeanoch complex is a worthwhile visit consisting of a kerb cairn, stone row, a stone pair and a henge. It requires some time and exploration to make sense of the complex. The concentration of sites in a small area implies that Ballymeanoch was important to the ancient people.
Ballymeanoch Stone Row
Date Added: 8th May 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ballymeanoch Stone Row submitted by ainsloch on 3rd Apr 2015. Stone Roses
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Log Text: Antiquarians are spoiled for choice in Kilmartin. Ballymeanoch complex is a worthwhile visit consisting of a kerb cairn, stone row, a stone pair and a henge. It requires some time and exploration to make sense of the complex. The concentration of sites in a small area implies that Ballymeanoch was important to the ancient people.