Tag Archives: brochs

Dun Osdale, Dunvegan, Skye

Posted on June 30, 2018 by megalithix

Broch: OS Grid Reference – NG 24162 46424 Also Known as: Canmore ID 10832 Getting Here From the A863 Dunvegan road, a mile south of the village turn onto the B884 road at Lonmore, making sure you veer right after a few hundred … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brochs, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Skye | Tagged ancient history, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, brochs, Duirinish, dun, duns, Dunvegan, faerie, fairies, folklore, Glendale, Highlands, Inverness-shire, Iron Age, legends, little people, midsummer, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Scottish history, Skye, summer solstice, traditions | 1 Comment

Carleatheran, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire

Posted on August 3, 2017 by megalithix

Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NS 68789 91880 Also Known as: Caerlatheran Canmore ID 45381 Getting Here The quickest way here is still a long one. From Gargunnock village, take the road west towards the A811, turning left just before the bend … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, brochs, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, death, earth mysteries, Gargunnock, heritage, Kippen, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Dun Riaskidh, Torrisdale Bay, Sutherland

Posted on July 20, 2017 by megalithix

Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NC 68763 61406 Also Known as: Canmore ID 5775 Dun Richard Getting Here Along the A836 road between Bettyhill and Tongue, keep your eyes peeled for the turning down to Borgie and Skerray. Go along here … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, architecture, Bettyhill, Borgie, brochs, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, cists, death, heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, tombs, Torrisdale Bay, tumulus | 1 Comment

Borgie Farmhouse, Tongue, Sutherland

Posted on July 19, 2017 by megalithix

Broch (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NC 675 594 Archaeology & History A singular reference to this site appears in James Horsburgh’s (1870) early article on the prehistoric remains of Sutherland. It seems he was on an early road-trip (or dirt-track-trip … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brochs, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Borgie, brochs, earth mysteries, heritage, Iron Age, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Sutherland, Tongue, Torrisdale | Leave a comment

Castlehill Wood, St Ninians, Stirling, Stirlingshire

Posted on July 10, 2017 by megalithix

Dun: OS Grid Reference – NS 75074 90902 Also Known as: Canmore ID 46233 Castlehill Wood Getting Here Take the Gateside Road from St Ninians or Polmaise Road out of Torbrex across the M9, heading out west onto the southern moors of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Duns, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, brochs, dun, duns, earth mysteries, enclosures, fortresses, heritage, Hillforts, Iron Age, Polmaise, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, sacred sites, Scotland, settlements, St. Ninians, Stirling, Stirlingshire | Leave a comment

Auchensalt, Thornhill, Stirlingshire

Posted on June 26, 2017 by megalithix

Broch: OS Grid Reference – NN 6533 0099 Also Known as: Canmore ID 24398 Easter Borland Keir Getting Here Take the A873 from Thornhill to Aberfoyle, and literally 1 mile west of Thornhill turn right up the track up and past Easter … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brochs, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, brochs, Bronze Age, duns, enclosures, fortress, forts, heritage, historic Scotland, Iron Age, Perthshire, Port of Menteith, prehistoric sites, Scottish dialect, Stirlingshire, Thornhill | 2 Comments

Achnaburin, Bettyhill, Farr, Sutherland

Posted on April 23, 2017 by megalithix

‘Hut Circle’: OS Grid Reference – NC 7082 5891 Also Known as: Achnabourin Canmore ID 6210 Getting Here Take the A836 road (between Bettyhill and Tongue), crossing the metal bridge across the River Naver a mile south of Bettyhill. Keep going for nearly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Hut Circles, Scotland, Sutherland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bettyhill, brochs, Bronze Age, Farr, heritage, historic Scotland, hut circles, Iron Age, prehistoric sites, settlements, Strathnaver, Sutherland, walling | Leave a comment

Leckie Broch Carving (02), Gargunnock, Stirlingshire

Posted on February 7, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 6926 9399 Getting Here Take the A811 road between Stirling and Kippen and go up into Gargunnock, From the village centre, go along the Leckie Road (not the Main Street!) for half-a-mile, then turn … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Midlothian, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, brochs, Bronze Age, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Gargunnock, geology, heritage, historic Scotland, Iron Age, Kippen, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, sacred sites, sandstone, Stirlingshire, symbolism | Leave a comment

Leckie Broch Carving (01), Gargunnock, Stirlingshire

Posted on February 6, 2017 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NS 69259 93985 — NEW FIND Getting Here Take the A811 road between Stirling and Kippen and go up into Gargunnock, From the village centre, go along the Leckie Road (not the Main Street!) for … Continue reading →

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Castle Craig, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire

Posted on March 2, 2016 by megalithix

‘Fort’ (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 9116 9769 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48294 Archaeology & History This ancient fort could once be seen in the ancient woodlands on the western side of the Mill Glen, above the village, going … Continue reading →