Tag Archives: Argyll

Salachary Stones, Kilmartin, Argyll

Posted on September 16, 2018 by megalithix

Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – NM 8405 0403 Also Known as: Canmore ID 22831 Getting Here Roughly halfway between the staggering standing stone at Kintraw and the farmhouse of Salachary a coupla miles east along the A816 road to Kilmartin, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, Standing Stones | Tagged airts, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ardfern, Argyll, Bronze Age, Ford, heritage, Kilmartin, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, stone rows | 1 Comment

Footprint Stone, Dunadd, Kilmichael Glassary, Argyll

Posted on October 19, 2017 by megalithix

Petroglyph: OS Grid Reference – NR 83668 93579 Also Known as: Canmore ID 212008 Getting Here From Lochgilphead, take the A816 road north for several miles (towards the megalithic paradise of Kilmartin), keeping your eyes peeled for the road-signs saying “Dunadd.” Turn … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, axes, Bronze Age, creation myths, Dalriada, Dunadd, earth mysteries, fairies, folklore, giants, heritage, Iron Age, Kilmartin, Kilmichael Glassary, kings, kingship, Lochgilphead, moots, neolithic, Ossian, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ritual, sacred sites, Scotland, witchcraft, witches | 1 Comment

Dunadd Basin, Kilmichael Glassary, Argyll

Posted on November 23, 2016 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NR 83667 93576 Also Known as: Canmore ID 212008 Dunadd 2a (Morris) Getting Here From Lochgilphead, take the A816 road north for several miles (towards the megalithic paradise of Kilmartin), keeping your eyes peeled for the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Dunadd, earth mysteries, heritage, historic Scotland, Iron Age, Kilmartin, Kilmichael Glassary, medieval history, neolithiic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, Scotland | 1 Comment

Dunadd House, Kilmichael Glassary, Argyll

Posted on November 19, 2016 by megalithix

Standing Stone: OS Grid Reference – NR 83865 93619 Also Known as: AR27 (Ruggles 1984) Canmore ID 39592 Getting Here From Lochgilphead, take the A816 road north for several miles (towards the megalithic paradise of Kilmartin), keeping your eyes peeled for the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, Standing Stones | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bridgend, Bronze Age, Dunadd, earth mysteries, genius loci, heritage, historic Scotland, Kilmartin, Kilmichael Glassary, Lochgilphead, megalithic, Megaliths, monliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, River Add, sacred sites, Standing Stones, tourist attractions | Leave a comment

Fingal’s Cauldron Seat, Machrie Moor, Kilmory, Arran

Posted on July 13, 2014 by megalithix

Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – NR 90878 32353 Also Known as: Canmore ID 39705 Machrie Moor 5 Moss Farm Stone Circle Suidhe Coire Fhionn Tormore Stones Getting Here By whichever way you come (be it from Brodick on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Arran, Scotland, Stone Circles | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Arran, Bronze Age, Bute, Dragon Project, earth mysteries, electromagnetic anomalies, folklore, heritage, Kilmory, legends, Machrie, megalithic, Megaliths, myths, neolithic, Paul Devereux, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stone Circles, Tormore | Leave a comment

Caisteal Nan Coin Dubh, Craobh Haven, Argyll

Posted on October 9, 2012 by megalithix

Dun: OS Grid Reference – NM 8000 0763 Also Known as: Canmore ID 22744 Archaeology & History Up above the roadside leading down the gorgeous Craobh Haven road, we not only find remains of a previously unrecorded standing stone, but we see … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Duns, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Craignish, Craobh Haven, creation myths, duns, earth mysteries, folklore, fortresses, forts, giants, Hillforts, Iron Age, legends, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions | 3 Comments

Arnabost, Coll, Argyll

Posted on December 20, 2011 by megalithix

Souterrain (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NM 2096 6003 Archaeology & History In Betty MacDougall’s (1966) short work on this history of the island she describes the finding and subsequent destruction of these fascinating underground prehistoric ‘houses’ (as some have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Coll (Isle of), Scotland, Souterrains | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Coll, earth mysteries, Hebrides, Iron Age, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Scottish, souterrain, souterrains, subterranea | Leave a comment

Sithean Mor, Shian, Iona

Posted on December 13, 2011 by megalithix

Cairn Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NM 2721 2371 Also Known as: Angel Hill Cnoc nar-aimgeal Sithean More Archaeology & History There have long been rumours of stone circles on the druid’s isle of Iona, but many are dismissed … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Iona (Isle of), Scotland, Stone Circles | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, cairns, druids, earth mysteries, fairies, folklore, heathens, Iona, megalithic, Megaliths, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, Samhain, Scotland, Scottish, St. Columba, Stone Circles | Leave a comment

Dun Toiseach, Ford, Kilmartin, Argyll

Posted on November 9, 2011 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NM 880 047 Getting Here You can see the rocky hillock ‘pon which this old dun sits from the roadside – and can approach it by either climbing up the slope, or go round t’ … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Hillforts | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, duns, earth mysteries, enclosures, forts, hill forts, Iron Age, Loch Awe, prehistoric sites, Scotland, settlements, vitrified forts, walling | Leave a comment

Kerrycrusach, Bute, Argyll

Posted on October 5, 2011 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – NS 08878 61033 Also Known as: Canmore ID 40375 Scoulag Moor Getting Here Liz Sykes, Saul and I wandered up to see this lovely spot a few years ago, to be found perched upon the top … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Bute (Isle of), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, burial, Bute, cairns, death, earth mysteries, heritage, prehistoric sites, Rothesay, round barrows, sacred sites, Scotland, tomb, tourist attractions, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

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