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Tote, Skye
Date Added: 30th Jul 2015
Site Type: Class I Pictish Symbol Stone
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jul 2015
Tote, Skye submitted by SandyG on 25th Jul 2015. The symbols are carved onto the south face of the stone. (29th August 2014).
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Carnan nan Long
Date Added: 4th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carnan nan Long submitted by SandyG on 16th Nov 2016. View from above and south (29 August 2015).
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Barpa Langais
Date Added: 4th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2015. 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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Bheinn a Charra
Date Added: 5th Feb 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bheinn a Charra submitted by h_fenton on 17th Sep 2018. Bheinn a Charra standing stone viewed from the south.
Scale: 1 metre
1 September 2018
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Caravat Barp
Date Added: 5th Feb 2019
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 30th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Caravat Barp submitted by Postman on 23rd Aug 2016. Loch a' Bharpa beyond.
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Carinish
Date Added: 5th Feb 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
Carinish 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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Cladh Maolrithe
Date Added: 5th Feb 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Cladh Maolrithe submitted by SandyG on 5th Feb 2019. The stone stands at the eastern end of a small rectangular building which survives as an earthwork. View from the north east (Scale 1m).
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Cleithreabhal
Date Added: 6th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cleithreabhal submitted by Andy B on 13th Sep 2011. Neolithic Chambered Cairn on the southern slopes of Cleitreabhal a Dheas.
Some of the stones have been re-used to build the adjacent Wheeled House.
Hogha Gearraidh in the background.
Copyright Vanhercke Christiaan and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
Site in North Uist Scotland
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Log Text: Lots going on here. On prehistoric side there is a chambered cairn, standing stone and wheelhouse together with an historic sheiling and a fantastic view which on a good day includes St Kilda.
Clettraval South
Date Added: 6th Feb 2019
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Clettraval South submitted by SandyG on 6th Feb 2019. Later building in the foreground and the chamber beyond. View from north (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: A really interesting palimpsest.
Udal (Grenitote)
Date Added: 7th Feb 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 1
Udal (Grenitote) submitted by Creative Commons on 13th Apr 2012. Wheelhouse at Udal
This is a well-preserved example of an iron age wheelhouse. It was dug partly into the ground. Central stone partitions, like the spokes of a wheel, divided the house into sections.
ScotlandsPlaces says that there is evidence of continuous occupation from Neolithic times to the post-medieval period.
Copyright Rob Burke and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
Site in North Uist Scotland
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Log Text: Definitely a way from it all type of place in a stunning location.
Cairn 330m NW of Craonaval
Date Added: 7th Feb 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cairn 330m NW of Craonaval submitted by h_fenton on 15th Jan 2008. Shielings built/excavated/created in the top of the cairn.
15 May 2006
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Log Text: Parking is available at NF 83333 63348.
Cairn 430m NW of Craonaval
Date Added: 7th Feb 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cairn 430m NW of Craonaval submitted by h_fenton on 15th Jan 2008. Craonaval, cairn 430m NW of
15 May 2006
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Log Text: Parking is available at NF 83333 63348.
Dun an Sticir
Date Added: 7th Feb 2019
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Dun an Sticir submitted by h_fenton on 1st Jul 2007. DUN AN STICER from the causeway, the scale is 1 metre in length, I have made the scale more contrasty so that it shows up.
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Log Text: Can be viewed from the roadside. Plenty of parking nearby.