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Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
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| Drumadoon Hillfort | Hillfort | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Drumadoon Hillfort :
The first thing that you see when approaching are the impressive Columnar Basalt Cliffs. You can climb the Hillfort form the South, behind the large geological dyke, or from the Eastern slopes, through lots of heavy vegetation.
The Hillfort has been inhabited since at lea... Read More |
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| Kings Cave | Cave or Rock Shelter | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Fionn's Cave :
Formed about 10,000 years ago after the end of the Younger Dryas, The Caves are situated below Torr Righ Mor (137m) on the West coast of Arran, halfway between Torbeg & Tormore. They look out onto the Kilbrannan Sound and across to the Kintyre Peninsula.
There are 3 caves next ... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 10 | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MM10 : MM 10 : This is the FIRST site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 10' (Moss Farm Cairn Circle) is 760m away
Remains of a 19m diameter Bronze Age Cairn and Stone Circle.
In 1861 the Cairn was completely encircled with with 70~100cm ... Read More |
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| Moss Farm Stone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MM7 : This is the SECOND site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 7' (Moss Farm Menhir) is 1.5km away
A 1.6m high Sandstone Menhir on a prominent point on the Moor, roughly aligned to the cardinal points, with the West Face facing the Kintyr... Read More |
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| Tormore 2 | Chambered Cairn | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MM8 : This is the THIRD site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 8' (Moss Farm Cairn Menhir/Tormore 2) is 1.55km away
Remains of a 9m oval 'Clyde Type' Cairn, now nearly totally covered in Heather. The most prominent feature is the 1.8m high... Read More |
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| Moss farm chambered cairn | Chambered Cairn | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 2 | 3 | 4 | MM6 : This is the FOURTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 6' (Moss Farm Chambered Cairn) is 1.6km away
Remains of a Bronze Age Sandstone Cist. Originally it was square shaped and consisted of 5 Menhirs lain horizontally, with a Capsto... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 5 | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MM5 : This is the FIFTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 5' (Coire Fhionn-Fingals Cauldron) is 1.75km away
A double concentric Stone Circle made from large, radioactive Granite boulders.
The inner circle is roughly 11.5m in diameter... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 4 | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MM4 : This is the SIXTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 4' (Granite 4 Poster) is 1.87km away
A Four Poster Granite ellipse about 90cm high, and about 6.4m on it's longer axis. The positioning suggests a 5th Boulder may have been in p... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 3 | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MM3 : This is the SEVENTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 3' (4.3m Red Sandstone Menhir) is 1.96km away
Originally this Stone Circle had 8 or 9 stones. Now only 6 stones are visible, and only the tallest, a 4.3m high, Red Sandstone M... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 2 | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MM2 : This is the EIGHTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 2' (3 Menhirs & 2 Millstones) is 2.1km away
Originally this Stone Circle had 7 or 8 Red Sandstone Menhirs. Now only 3 remain standing. The tallest of which is 4.9m high
Exca... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 1. | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MM1 : This is the NINTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 1' (6 Granite & 5 Sandstone) is 2.16km away
Originally this Stone Circle (ellipse) had 6 Granite Boulders alternating with 6 small Sandstone Menhirs (A Sandstone Menhir on the N... Read More |
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| Machrie Moor 6 | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Arran | Visited | 9th Aug 2018 | 3 | 3 | 4 | MM11 : This is the TENTH site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 11' (10 small stones & Timber postholes) is 2.18km away
Completely buried under peat, it was discovered by E.W.MacKie in 1975, by him probing through the peat.
Excavations by ... Read More |
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