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Where to find the standing stones of Argyll


Where to find the standing stones of Argyll & the Isles

You'll find them overlooking the most stunning locations, from glorious glens to beautiful beaches. Grab a map, track down the standing stones of Argyll and ...

Kilmartin Glen, Near Oban, Argyll, Scotland - Historic UK

These Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, together with the stone circle at Temple Wood and the standing stones at Ballymeanoch and other sites, are all part of ...

How to get to the Standing Stones in Argyll - Loch Melfort Hotel

Three vertical stones can be found standing to attention, side-by-side, at Ballochroy on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula. Varying in ...

Kilmartin Glen: Kilmartin Stones | Historic Environment Scotland

The graveyard at Kilmartin Church is home to over 20 fine sculptured stones, ranging in date from the 900s to the 1600s.

8 reasons to be upstanding for the stones of Argyll's Kilmartin Glen

Kilmartin Glen rocks! This beautiful glen is one of Scotland's richest prehistoric landscapes. Within six miles of Kilmartin village there are over 350 ...

Standing Stones & Stone Circles in Scotland | VisitScotland

Stone circles can be found across Scotland and are places full of atmosphere, mystery and legend. They were likely to be places of ceremony, worship, burial ...

Prehistoric sites in Argyll, Ayrshire, Arran, and Bute, Scotland

The Auchencar Druid Stone is a striking prehistoric standing stone in a prominent position looking out over Machrie Bay, on the west coast of Arran. A fallen ...

Kilmartin Glen, Kilmartin – Monuments & Ruins | VisitScotland

The area spans 5,000 years with a multitude of cairns, standing stones, carved rock, stone circles, forts and castles. ... Argyll, PA31 8RQ. Opening Times.

Nether Largie, Argyll - Stones of Wonder

The standing stones are in the fields opposite the circles, some 250m from the road. Alternatively, there is a car park just off the main road, with Historic ...

Category:Stone circles in Argyll and Bute - Wikipedia

Category:Stone circles in Argyll and Bute ... Stone circles in Argyll and Bute, circular alignments of standing stones. They are commonly found across Northern ...

Inveraray Castle Standing Stone (Menhir) - Megalithic Portal

For more information see Canmore ID 23366, the latest entry of which is from a visit made in 1981: "This standing stone is situated in the policies of Inverary ...

Historic Standing Stones, Castles & Culture... and some stories of ...

From the parapets there's a magnificent view down to Kilmartin Glen, which is home to a range of rock carvings, cairns and standing stones ( ...

Prehistoric stones and cairns in Argyll and Arran and their orientations

Stones 0f Wonder - orientated standing stones, alignments and cairns in Scotland. Stones of Wonder Sites in Argyll and Arran ; Stones, circles and cairns in ...

Argyll and Isles | The Stone Rows of Great Britain - WordPress.com

The 29 stone alignments in Argyll and Isles are predominantly of the single row type. The exception is Lag which has both single and double elements.

Stane Alane Standing Stone – Lochgilphead, Scotland - Atlas Obscura

The Stane Alane standing stone, located near Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, is a remarkable relic from the Neolithic period.

The unknown story of Scotland's 'Stonehenge' - BBC

Forgotten for centuries, Kilmartin Glen in Argyll is one of Britain's most important archaeological landscapes – but most people have never heard of it.

Kilmartin Glen - Wikipedia

Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll north of Knapdale. It has the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland.

Ballochroy Standing Stones - Ancient Scotland

Ballochroy Standing Stones. Tarbert, Argyll. Stone Row Canmore. The three stones in this row stand 6, 11 and 12 feet tall. They line up to the southwest in the ...

Nether Largie Stones (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) - Isle of Albion

The Nether Largie Stones is a collection of five standing stones arranged in an "x" formation. All of the stones rise to about three metres in height.

Kilmartin Glen: Temple Wood Stone Circle | Hist Env Scotland

Kilmartin Glen: Temple Wood Stone Circle. Near Nether Largie, Argyll. Section ... Today its most immediately visible feature is 13 standing stones. One ...