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Sand Wick Burial Ground
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Sand Wick Burial Ground submitted by megalithicmatt on 16th Jan 2012. Part of the excavation. Unfortunately, the excavating team wasn't present during this visit (August 2006).
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Log Text: Found accidently, no-one around to talk to.
South Fornet
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
South Fornet submitted by megalithicmatt on 15th Jan 2012. The two remaining stones standing.
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Log Text: On a hilltop with great views, this much-maligned site is a nice place to visit.
Castle Fraser circle
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Castle Fraser circle submitted by megalithicmatt on 15th Jan 2012. View of the recumbent setting from the WSW.
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Log Text: That's Fraser with an 's', not a 'z' and often called Balgorkar anyway. One of the stones was toppled by plough a couple of years ago but has since been re-erected. The same field has two other standing stones.
South Ley Lodge
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
South Ley Lodge submitted by megalithicmatt on 15th Jan 2012. The atmosphere of the site is somewhat overshadowed by the close proximity of an electricity substation and its many pylon lines.
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Log Text: More irritating pylon lines. The stones are unusually small.
Nether Corskie Stone Circle
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Nether Corskie Stone Circle submitted by megalithicmatt on 15th Jan 2012. The stones are far bigger than they appear from the road: the western stone is 2.9m high and its partner is 2.1m.
The Great Crowns Of Stone gazetteer notes that the 'recumbent' lying between / behind them (not visible in this picture) was not present in surveys in 1902 and 1904, lending uncertainty to the site's classification and original configuration.
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Log Text: Woo! Massive stones! They look deceptively small from the road.
The Gowk Stane
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2008. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 3
The Gowk Stane submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Looking east from the stone.
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Log Text: View would once have been good but nearby developments have rendered it a bit dull.
Old Keig
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Dec 2007. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Old Keig submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. The recumbent and flankers are massive.
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Log Text: Often shady in amongst the trees. Would be good to see it on a very bright day.
Rothiemay
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Moray)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Rothiemay submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. The recumbent.
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Log Text: Lovely recumbent. Quite fun trying to find all the cup marks.
Esslie The Greater
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Esslie The Greater submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Recumbent and flankers middle left.
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Log Text: Very big.
Skara Brae
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Skara Brae submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Looking out over Bay of Skaill.
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Log Text: Nice, but the tourist focus and access detracts from the experience.
Duddo Five Stones
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Duddo Five Stones submitted by kelpie on 16th May 2004. Stone circle in Northumberland at NT931437. There was no obvious path to the stones apart from through the crops so I took the shot from a distance. Burl believes that few if any of these stones are in their original positions but have probalby been re-erected through the years.
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Log Text: Very rushed visit. Don't remember much.
Dwarfie Stane
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2008. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Dwarfie Stane submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. White cotton-like plants outside the front of the tomb.
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Log Text: Wow! There's enough room inside to lie down.
Ring of Brodgar
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ring of Brodgar submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Dandelions outside the ring.
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Log Text: Very busy unfortunately, plus the paths are well worn and detracting. Best to get there on a winter's evening I think.
Old Rayne
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2008. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
Old Rayne submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. The recumbent is the central stone in the photo. Bennachie stands in the background.
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Log Text: In a sorry state. Someone tried to smash up the recumbent too.
Maes Howe
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Maes Howe submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Under cloud cover.
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Log Text: Second visit - better tour guide this time!
Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Seen from the southwest.
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Log Text: Right beside the road.
Stenness
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Stenness submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. One of the Stenness stones (and some sheep).
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Log Text: Want to go back.
Stonehead
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stonehead submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Stonehead with Dunnideer to the left and Hill of Christ's Kirk to the right.
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Log Text: Big.
Unstan
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Unstan submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Unstan - view from the northeast.
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Log Text: I supposethe aspect is marred somewhat by the proximity of the car park.
Arbor Low 1
Date Added: 26th Feb 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Arbor Low 1 submitted by croppy on 28th Jun 2008. Arbor Low with arial cam
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Log Text: Visited in the middle of a thunderstorm - didn't see much for the rain!