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Balliscate
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Mull)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Balliscate submitted by Nick on 2nd Nov 2003. Isle of Mull
NM499541
Park at the Mull Pottery and take the track just north of the buildings which leads west up-hill. The stones are around 400m in, on a raised platform. There are 3 stones here, the centre one being recumbent. The northern stone is the larger, being just over 2.5m in height. The row runs roughly N-S, and the southern stone is well under 2m. The central recumbent stone looks as if it would have been the largest, it's around 3m long in its current position.
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Log Text: Car parking in the vicinity is limited. Parking may be possible at NM 50564 54115 depending on forestry operations. If available ensure that the owners access is not restricted. To access the row follow the track leading south west from NM 50187 54324.
Glengorm
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Mull)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Glengorm submitted by SandyG on 1st Mar 2017. View from above and north west. The stone kerb surrounding the row is of relatively recent date. 6 June 2016.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at the Glengorm Coffee Shop at NM 44141 57139. After visiting the row it is worth popping in for something to eat or drink. Not many rows have such welcoming facilities.
Clach na Croiche
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 18th Nov 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Clach na Croiche submitted by Tom_Bullock on 2nd Mar 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: Limited car parking available at NN 94606 51862. Access to the row is easiest through the farmyard and permission must be sought before proceeding to the row which is situated behind the farm buildings.
Pitmudie
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Pitmudie submitted by golux on 1st Nov 2010. View looking west.
I was surprised to find modern markings on one of the stones - see my other photo.
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Log Text: Limited roadside car parking is available at NO 27022 56470. From here enter the forestry plantation to the north and follow the heavilly rutted track eastward and then northward. Once you arrive in the clearing at NO 27345 56470 head due east and the standing stone will soon become visible.
Broomend Of Crichie Stone Circle / Henge
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Henge
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 5
Broomend Of Crichie Stone Circle / Henge submitted by golux on 8th Jan 2012. View looking S across the henge to stone A in the middle distance; the ditch running horizontally across the middle of the picture is the disproportionally large boundary ditch of the henge. This ditch has breaks on the S and N sides where the "avenue" passes through (the N break is partly visible above the rightmost stone) and was originally surrounded and screened from view by a high narrow outer bank. According to Bradley (2006), the entire earthwork was unstable and that the bank collapsed ...
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Broomend of Crichie Pictish Symbol Stone
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 5
Broomend of Crichie Pictish Symbol Stone submitted by rldixon on 17th Jan 2008. Broomend of Crichie pictish stone
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NJ 77859 19711.
Broomend of Crichie Avenue
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 2 Access 5
Broomend of Crichie Avenue submitted by golux on 13th Jan 2012. Once there were two stone circles here, joined to one another by an avenue of paired monoliths. Of this double row or "avenue" of maybe 80 stones, only 4 survive.
According to Maitland and other authorities a double line of stones about 18m apart extended from a point 450 yards south of the circle, where a number of cist burials were discovered, up to the circle and then on to a second circle (Broomend of Crichie North circle), an overall length of about 500 yards.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NJ 77859 19711. The northern end of row and henge are visible from the car parking area.
Tom Nan Carragh
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Tom Nan Carragh submitted by cosmic on 4th Aug 2004. Tom Nan Carragh at NJ011246 in Highland region is a dog leg of three stones. The end stones are not visible form each other due to the lie of the land although all three stones are about seven feet high and about 100m apart. The bearing between the East stone and the middle is about 40 degrees whilst between the middle and West it is nearer 80 degrees.
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available at NJ 01411 25455. Carefully cross the public highway and walk down the farm road to Lower Graich. Walk past the farm yard and follow the track to Tom nan Carragh.
Borve Stone Row
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Borve Stone Row submitted by SandyG on 22nd Feb 2015. View from north west (29th August 2014).
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Log Text: This stone row is situated next to the public highway and parking is available adjacent to it.
Eyre Alignment
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Eyre Alignment submitted by Creative Commons on 13th Apr 2010. Sornaichean Coir' Fhinn
A closer view of the stones
It is said that these stones were erected here by Fingal and his fellow hunters to suspend a pot in which whole deer were cooked over a fire to make venison stew.
Copyright John Allan and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: The stones can be seen from the public highway, however if you wish to get up close, it is safest to park at NG 42052 51884 and follow the road on foot to the gateway at NG 41476 52636. From here cross the field to the stones.
Auldearn Stone Row
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Auldearn Stone Row submitted by SandyG on 3rd Jan 2019. Plan of the Auldearn stone row showing the position of the numbered stones (Source OS 1:2500 1905 and sketch plan by V.G. Childe and A. Graham 1943).
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Log Text: This row stands mainly in a private garden and permission to visit it should be sought at Stonerow House. Car parking is available nearby at NH 93300 54800. It is a short walk from here to the row.
Barpa nam Feannag
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Barpa nam Feannag submitted by SandyG on 2nd Jan 2018. Possible displaced lintel and chamber at the eastern end of the long cairn. View from the east.
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Log Text: Parking is available at NF 84842 73473. From here walk uphill to the fence at around NF 85127 73333. Follow the fence until around NF 85794 72488 and then head towards the long cairn at NF 85684 72046. This cairn is well worth visiting.
Airigh Na Gaoithe Long Cairn
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 1
Airigh Na Gaoithe Long Cairn submitted by SandyG on 2nd Jan 2018. View from the south west.
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Airigh Na Gaoithe Stone Row
Date Added: 9th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 12th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 1
Airigh Na Gaoithe Stone Row submitted by SandyG on 2nd Jan 2018. Plan of Airigh na Gaoithe stone row (Source: GPS survey by Sandy Gerrard)
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Log Text: This is not an easy stone row to get to. Whichever way you approach it from involves walking through boggy terrain and dodging around lochans. Access from the south is relatively straightforward with the advantage that the row is visible from the start. Car parking is available at NF 83520 65827 and while you are here a visit to the nearby Barpa Langass chambered cairn is a must. From the car park carefully cross the road and walk along the verge to NF 82832 65399. From here head north avoiding the lochans. A couple of streams will need to be jumped. I would recommend wellingtons for this one. I can not overstate just how wet the ground conditions are. Assume that progress will be slow and do not set out late in the day. A decent map is essential.
Skeal Traval
Date Added: 8th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 1
Skeal Traval submitted by SandyG on 1st Jan 2018. Plan of Sgealtrabhal stone row showing the numbered stones (Source: GPS survey by Sandy Gerrard).
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Log Text: This is not an easy stone row to get to. As well as a decent map, stout footwear is a must. Progress is likely to be slow and it is a good idea to allocate a whole day and enjoy the amazing if somewhat arduous landscape that you will inevitably encounter. Parking is available at NF 84842 73473. From here walk uphill to the fence at around NF 85127 73333. Follow the fence until around NF 85794 72488 and then head towards the long cairn at NF 85684 72046. This cairn is well worth visiting and may offer an opportunity for a break before continuing towards Sgealtrabhal. Taking care to avoid the lochans you will arrive at a deep ditch which needs to be carefully crossed. From here head towards the summit. This row should only be visited when the visibility is good.
Na Fir Bhreige
Date Added: 8th Jan 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
Na Fir Bhreige submitted by Tom_Bullock on 13th 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: Parking is available at NF 88745 72726. From here follow the track south to NF 88634 72351 and then follow the line of upright foot path marker posts up the hill until you reach the row.
Cnoc na Greana
Date Added: 8th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cnoc na Greana submitted by Tom_Bullock on 13th 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: Car parking is available at NF 92291 81754. From here walk up to Sunhill at NF 92426 81911 and seek permission.
Borvemore
Date Added: 8th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Harris)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Borvemore submitted by SandyG on 8th Sep 2014. View from above and south of standing stone and pair of recumbent stones.
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S46 Scarista
Date Added: 8th Jan 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Isle of Harris)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
S46 Scarista submitted by SandyG on 10th Oct 2017. Looking north along the row (Scale 1m). 9th August 2017.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at NG 01901 93809. From here walk along the road verge to NG 02062 93814 and enter the field. The stone row is to your right and the stone circle is straight ahead.
Kildonan SW
Date Added: 8th Jan 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2016. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 2 Access 5
Kildonan SW submitted by Tom_Bullock on 12th 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: Sadly, car parking is available on top of the row. The stones visible next to the parking area are probably the result of the road widening work.