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Kildalton Cross
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2004
Kildalton Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 21st Aug 2004. Kildalton Cross on the Isle of Islay near Port Ellen.
West side showing carvings of four lions.
Fantastic Early Christian Cross, probably carved by sculptors from the monastery at Iona.
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Cultoon
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2004
Cultoon submitted by nicoladidsbury on 21st Aug 2004. Standing Stone - one of the few stones standing of the Coultoon
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Cragabus
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2004
Cragabus submitted by nicoladidsbury on 21st Aug 2004. Cragabus Chambered Cairn
Two miles west of Port Ellen, heading for the Oa Peninsula. Very bad parking - I just jumped out of the car, took the photo and ran.
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Port Charlotte
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2004
Port Charlotte submitted by nicoladidsbury on 22nd Aug 2004. Port Charlotte Chambered Cairn showing the chamber
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Auchencar
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2004
Auchencar submitted by nicoladidsbury on 2nd Sep 2004. Standing Stone at Auchencar, Isle of Arran
Grid Ref:891364
Red sandstone Standing stone 5m high, covered in lichens, with views over Machrie Bay. The stone is very thin.
This stone is similar to the red sandstone circles found at machrie moor.
Aubrey Burl identifies a possible source for these stones at Auchencar, which is 5 km to the north of machrie moor. If this is the site of the quarry for the machrie moor stones, was this particular stone some sort of marker.
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North Sannox Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Arran)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2004
North Sannox Chambered Cairn submitted by nicoladidsbury on 2nd Sep 2004. Grid Ref:015467
A large, partly destroyed, chambered cairn, with one remaining stone standing. The cairn overlooks North Sannox Burn, and lies just below a modern plantation. There are many hut circles and cairns in the plantation, and a hill fort to the North West nearby. The cairn is named "Lag nan Sasunnach" Grave of the Stranger
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Palaggiu alignement
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2004
Palaggiu Alignement submitted by nicoladidsbury on 3rd Sep 2004. Alignements de Palaggiu
The alignments stretch across the countyside like a battleground of soldiers. The site is close to the sea and there is a theory that the statues were some sort of magical deterrent to invaders.
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Nine Ladies
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2004
Nine Ladies submitted by nicoladidsbury on 6th Sep 2004. Fabulous rockart on a stone close by Nine Ladies Stone Circle.
The carving is so pristine, I did wonder if it might be modern. Whatever, its a fantastic piece of art and I love it!
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Carragh Bhan
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Islay)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2004
Carragh Bhan submitted by nicoladidsbury on 7th Sep 2004. Kintra Standing Stone on the Isle of Islay
Grid Ref: NR328478
The photo was taken at dawn as the sun was rising over the Eastern Fells.
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Kintraw (Kilmartin)
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2004
Kintraw (Kilmartin) submitted by nicoladidsbury on 14th Sep 2004. A 4m high standing stone.
This standing stone had been leaning, and finally fell over after a severe winter 1979. An excavation of the socket of the fallen stone was carried out. This showed that one metre of the total length of 5.25 metres had been set into the socket and jammed with several packing stones.
Further intersting information is available at Stones of Wonder
http://www.stonesofwonder.com/kintraw.htm
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Dervaig centre
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Mull)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2004
Dervaig centre submitted by nicoladidsbury on 18th Sep 2004. Cairn at Dervaig on the Isle of Mull
Although not mentioned on the OS map, this possible cairn lies between the car park and the entrance to the dervaig site.
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Casteddu d'Araggiu
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: France
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2004
Casteddu d'Araggiu submitted by nicoladidsbury on 19th Sep 2004. Casteddu d'Araggiu
Image of the chambers in the inside of the complex
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Bewcastle Cross
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2004
Bewcastle Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 20th Sep 2004. Bewcastle Cross, Cumbria
Image shows the detail from the north and east sides of the 15m cross. These sides are very well preserved.
The north side is divided into five compartments. In the highest and lowest are vines running in graceful curves and bearing foliage and fruit. "In the second and fourth divisions are two curiously-devised and intricately-twisted knots." The third division is filled with the chequer work. Between the compartments are lines of Runes which are now so indi...
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Glennan Standing Stone
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2004
Glennan Standing Stone submitted by nicoladidsbury on 21st Sep 2004. The Glennan standing stone rises to a height of 2.2 meters and stands in the remains of a ruined wall. This view looks south to the ruined Glennan Farmsted.
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Tarbert (Jura)
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Isle of Jura)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2004
Tarbert (Jura) submitted by nicoladidsbury on 13th Oct 2004. Standing Stone overlooking the village of Tarbet
This is a tall 8" slender stone, covered in lichens, showing how pure the air is on Jura.
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Iona Cross
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Scotland (Isle of Mull)
Visited: Yes on 14th Oct 2004
Iona Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 14th Oct 2004. Iona Abbey Pictorial Map
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Castlerigg
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jan 2005
Castlerigg submitted by nicoladidsbury on 5th Jan 2005. Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick, Cumbria
This photo was taken on New Year's Eve. Remarkable sunlight filtered through wispy low cloud, lighting the stones, and Blencathra beyond. I liked the way the stones are reflected in the pool of water, giving a slightly different twist to the view I love so much!
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Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2005
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by nicoladidsbury on 11th Jan 2005. Standing Stones at Four Stones Hill near Haweswater
Two stones remain, just below the summit of Four Stones Hill.
One of the stones is leaning towards its neighbour, and looks like it may fall.
There are excellent views from the stones down to the reservoir, and over to the magnificent fells of high street and Kidsy Pike.
A great place to go for a walk, but I didn't feel any special ambience there, I rather thought the stones looked like two gate posts.
Perhaps I should revisit witho...
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Cairnholy 2
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2005
Cairnholy 2 submitted by nicoladidsbury on 18th Jan 2005. Cairnholy II
Standing stone guarding the entrance to the tomb
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Hazel Moor Enclosure
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2005
Hazel Moor Enclosure submitted by nicoladidsbury on 21st Jan 2005. Hazel Moor Enclosure
A difficult site to photograph.
Kings Well lies in the fold of land just below the stone wall, where the wall turns to the left.
Rising up from this point and going between the two trees, is a very large earth bank, up to five feet high in places. This bank leads up to the plateau of Hazel Moor, which is enclosed with further banks.
There also appears to be a bank to the left hand side of the photo
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