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Cae Coch
Date Added: 9th Jun 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cae Coch submitted by TimPrevett on 9th Apr 2004. A composite of the spectacular back drop to the south west of Cae Coch standing stone, a short walk from the Rowen Youth Hostel, along with numerous other ancient monuments.
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Log Text: A narrow road winds up into the Welsh hills from Tal-y-bont (Conwy) on the B5106 signed for Llanbedr-y-cennin. Stay straight on this narrow lane for c. 3 miles to reach a 90 degree bend at Cae Coch. It is possible to park on the corner otherwise walk back from the nearest passing place. Follow the track E for c. 0.33 miles to see Cae Coch Standing Stone in the field on the L.
This c. 7 foot stone is one of many ancient sites in the area.
Maen Crwn
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Maen Crwn submitted by stu on 16th Oct 2002. Nice standing stone in field outside Red Farm.
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Log Text: This substantial squat stone may have some connection with the nearby Red Farm Stone Circle.
Red Farm
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Red Farm submitted by stu on 16th Oct 2002. SH732750. Four remaining stones in a field Next to Red Farm.
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Log Text: The surviving arc of small stones requires a great deal of imagination to reconstruct the original stone circle.
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: Caerhun Chambered Tomb blends into the landscape. It is best to look for a twisted hawthorn tree beside a large rock. The subterranean chamber is located c. 20 yards NW of the tree.
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: Caerhun Chambered Tomb blends into the landscape. It is best to look for a twisted hawthorn tree beside a large rock. The subterranean chamber is located c. 20 yards NW of the tree.
Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The view west - notice the curve of stones in front of the chamber; Maen y Bardd visible to the far left.
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Log Text: Caerhun Chambered Tomb blends into the landscape. It is best to look for a twisted hawthorn tree beside a large rock. The subterranean chamber is located c. 20 yards NW of the tree.
Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr)
Date Added: 31st Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 20th Apr 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr) submitted by nigeynoo on 24th Apr 2018. The magical Druids Circle taken at night with the Milky Way, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
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Log Text: I visited Druids Circle (Penmaenmawr) on a walk from Penmaenmawr to Llanfairfechan. It was the highlight of my trip. It is a beautiful stone circle in an amazing location.
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.
Borve Standing Stones
Date Added: 28th May 2021
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Barra and Vatersay)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Borve Standing Stones submitted by Tom_Bullock on 27th 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: Borve Standing Stones are close to a beach track at the small community of Borve. Dun Bharpa is accessed via Borve, a worthwhile detour up to a large almost intact cairn.
Brevig
Date Added: 2nd Jun 2021
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Barra and Vatersay)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Brevig submitted by Tom_Bullock on 17th Jun 2004. Brevig, Barra
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Log Text: Brevig includes a handsome standing stone and a nearby broken recumbent stone. It is sited on the slopes above Brevig close to a derelict building. Look out for a cup mark at c. 3ft on the E face of the standing stone.
Pollachar
Date Added: 25th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Pollachar submitted by h_fenton on 20th Jul 2006. Pollachar standing stone, South Uist. view from south west, showing proximity to the Pollachar Inn behind
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Log Text: You would have thought that a tall standing stone on the roadside of a pub would be ideal. However, Pollachar Standing Stone's proximity to civilisation seem to detract from its antiquity.
An Carra
Date Added: 15th Jan 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
An Carra submitted by SandyG on 20th May 2016. View from south (28 August 2015).
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Log Text: When travelling to South Uist, An Carra is a must visit site. Stoneybridge Water Treatment Works has an access road off the A865 c. 600 yards before reaching Stoneybride, a small village in the middle of South Uist. There is room to park opposite the access road. Walk 0.5 miles up the road and the massive stone will appear on the L.
An Carra must be one of the largest standing stones in Scotland at 17 ft high and nearly 5 ft wide.
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.
Pobull Fhinn
Date Added: 24th Dec 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
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: North Uist is a remote island but conversely Pobull Fhinn Stone Circle is relatively easy to visit. There is a road to Langass Lodge off the A867 (c. 250 yards SW of Barpa Langass Car Park). A path from Langass Lodge heads NW for c. 450 yards to Pobull Fhinn Stone Circle.
Achmore
Date Added: 3rd Apr 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Achmore 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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Log Text: Achmore Stone Circle resembles more a work in progress than a complete stone circle. It takes a leap of imagination to construct a megalithic site from multiple fallen stones.
Loch an Duna
Date Added: 29th May 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Loch an Duna submitted by Creative Commons on 16th Apr 2010. Site in Isle of Lewis Scotland
Broch in Loch an Duna
The remains of a broch and, to its right (west) a small man-made cairn.
Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: The ruined broch lies on a small island on the edge of Loch an Duna near Bragar. There is a causeway to the island c. 50 yards S of the A858. Some internal structure and outer walls are still discernible.
Callanish I
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Callanish I submitted by Megalithicmatt on 17th Sep 2015. One quarter of the circle.
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Log Text: The drawback with visiting Callanish in the summer is sharing the stones with lots of people. Seeing the stones in sunlight is a compensation.
Callanish 2
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 3 submitted by jayney on 16th Jul 2003. Solstice 2001
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Log Text: There is a charming simplicity to Callanish II in comparison to its complicated neighbour.
Callanish 3
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 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: The variety of sites in the Callanish landscape is a delight. Callanish 3 is a complex stone circle, open to interpretation.
Callanish 15
Date Added: 25th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Lewis)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Callanish 15 submitted by markj99 on 8th Apr 2019. Callanish 15, a recumbent standing stone.
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Log Text: I didn't find any rolling stones (I didn't write the description of this site: I inherited it) but I did find a candidate for a recumbent standing stone on the hillside at NB 17754 34588.