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Tag Archives: cairn circles
Tillicoultry House Carving, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone (lost): OS Grid Reference – NS 9240 9752 Also Known as: Canmore ID 48255 Archaeology & History A recent visit to try find this intricate carving—the only one of its kind in Clackmannanshire—proved unsuccessful, and so I add it … Continue reading
Posted in Clackmannanshire, Cup-and-Ring Stones, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairn circles, cairns, carved stones, Clackmannanshire, cup-and-rings, death, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Ochils, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, ring cairns, Scotland, Stone Circles, Tillicoultry
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Glen Cochill Circle (01), Little Dunkeld, Perthshire
Hut Circle: OS Grid Reference – NN 90324 41487 Getting Here Take the same directions to reach the impressive Carn Ban prehistoric tomb. From here, walk along the winding track past the giant cairn onto the moors for about 350 … Continue reading
Posted in Hut Circles, Perthshire, Scotland
Tagged Aberfeldy, Amulree, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairn circles, cairns, dowsing, Dunkeld, earth mysteries, Glen Cochill, hut circles, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, quartz, ring cairns, sacred sites, Scotland, settlements, Stone Circles, Strathbraan
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Glenshervie Burn, Glen Almond, Perthshire
Ring Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NN 82614 32996 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25565 River Almond Getting Here Take the dirt-track, off-road, up to the start of Glen Almond, for more than 4 miles — past the curious Conichan … Continue reading
Posted in Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairn circles, cairns, death, earth mysteries, geomancy, Glen Almond, heritage, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, ring cairns, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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Ossian’s Stone, Sma’ Glen, Fowlis Wester, Perthshire
Ring Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NN 89532 30595 Also Known as: Cairn Ossian Canmore ID 25554 Clach-na-Ossian Clach Ossian Giant’s Grave Ossian’s Grave Soldier’s Grave Getting Here There are two ways into this glen by road. Whichever route you … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Sacred Nature, Scotland
Tagged animism, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairn circles, creation myths, death, earth mysteries, Fionn, folklore, Fowlis Wester, heritage, Highlanders, legends, lifting stones, megalithic, Megaliths, moots, neolithic, Ossian, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, Roman, sacred sites, Scotland, Sma Glen, Stone Circles, tombs, traditions
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Creich Manse, Brunton, Fife
Ring Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NO 31894 21041 Also Known as: Canmore ID 31819 Getting Here A variety of ways to get here, all depending on which directions you’re coming from, obviously! Simply get to the sleepy old hamlet … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Fife & Kinross, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Brunton, burial, cairn circles, cairns, Creich, death, earth mysteries, Fife, heritage, Iron Age, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, petroglyphs, pictish, Picts, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Stone Circles
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Ring Stones Hill, Catlow, Nelson, Lancashire
Stone Circle (destroyed?): OS Grid Reference – SD 892 367 Archaeology & History Set in good landscape with fine views in most directions, it seems that the only thing that remains of this site is a place-name on a map—but … Continue reading
Ninewells, Caputh, Perthshire
Ring Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NO 0757 4360 Also Known as: Canmore ID 27115 Nine Wells Getting Here From Dunkeld, head out for a mile or so on the long and winding A923 road, taking your first road right … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquarian, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cairn circles, Caputh, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, Dunkeld, earth mysteries, heritage, neolithic, Perthshire, Petroglyphs, petroglyphs, prehistoric site, sacred sites, Scotland, Stone Circles
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Sheep Scar Circle, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire
Ring Cairn: OS Grid Reference – SD 80519 66474 Also Known as: Borrins Top Getting Here From Settle, take the same direction as if you’re visiting the giant Apronful of Stones cairn. Walk past it, keeping to the walling for … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairn circles, cairns, Craven, death, earth mysteries, Giggleswick, Iron Age, megalithic, Megaliths, North Yorkshire, prehistoric sites, Ribblesdale, ring cairns, sacred sites, Settle, Stackhouse, Stone Circles, tombs
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Sheep Scar Cairn, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire
Cairn: OS Grid Reference – SD 80678 66436 Getting Here Follow the same directions as if you’re visiting the Apronful of Stones giant cairn, above Giggleswick. Walk past the giant cairn for a coupla hundred yards until you reach the … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, cairn circles, cairns, Craven, death, earth mysteries, Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, place-names, prehistoric sites, Ribblesdale, sacred sites, Settle, Stackhouse, Stainforth, tombs, tumuli, tumulus
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