History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial July 16, 2019 386 Views 6 Comments On a windswept hillside in Ardnamurchan, this ancient grave is linked in local lore with a Viking ruler
History , Megalithic sites Standing stone near Loch Ederline July 27, 2017 1942 Views 15 Comments Checking fields at random around Kilmartin Glen will reveal any number of cairns and standing stones. This one, right …
History , Megalithic sites Clava Cairns February 25, 2017 1961 Views 0 Comment Rays from the midwinter sunset filter into the deep heart of these passage graves, built 4,000 years ago in northern …
History , Megalithic sites Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South July 07, 2016 1315 Views 10 Comments Stepping down through the layers of time into the darkness of a Neolithic chambered cairn
History , Megalithic sites Temple Wood stone circles, Kilmartin Glen April 25, 2016 2618 Views 38 Comments We might have forgotten what went on there, but we're still drawn to stone circles like moths to a flame …
History , Megalithic sites Prehistoric rock art at Achnabreck April 05, 2016 29061 Views 37 Comments Who carved these intriguing symbols, and why? If there's wisdom in beauty, we can surely glimpse it here …
History , Megalithic sites The Ballymeanoch stones, Kilmartin Glen March 13, 2016 1756 Views 19 Comments Clad in silvery garlands of lichen, these stones have been casting long shadows in Kilmartin Glen for thousands of years …
History , Megalithic sites The Tuilyies stones October 25, 2015 1694 Views 29 Comments A windswept shore, standing stones and a blasted oak… it sounds like one of Emily Bronte's dreams!
History , Megalithic sites The Devil’s Arrows: shafts of darkness August 12, 2015 1658 Views 22 Comments The people who put up these standing stones in North Yorkshire were obviously thinking big - but what on earth …
History , Megalithic sites Camas nan Geall: ‘the Bay of the Strangers’ July 20, 2015 5191 Views 30 Comments A chambered cairn, a standing stone and an ancient graveyard… this beautiful bay on the coast of Ardnamurchan holds some …
History , Megalithic sites The stones of Kilmory Oib May 26, 2015 1349 Views 14 Comments Ancient stones don't get much more enigmatic than this site just north of Tayvallich. I don't even know whether …
History , Megalithic sites Castlerigg: out on the wild and windy moors March 09, 2015 1891 Views 0 Comment What on Earth went on here 5,000 years ago? The stones aren't going to tell us, but they …
History , Megalithic sites Croft Moraig: circle of light January 08, 2015 2156 Views 0 Comment Right by the roadside near Kenmore in Perthshire is this wonderful stone circle - and some of its best friends …
History , Megalithic sites Kintraw’s lonely watcher June 19, 2014 1929 Views 0 Comment Marking the midsummer sunset, this ancient monolith stands guard over two burial mounds high above Loch Craignish in Argyll
History , Megalithic sites The stone circles of Fortingall May 11, 2014 2185 Views 0 Comment Stirred by recent human activity, these ancient circles present an enduring puzzle. Sometimes it really is better to leave …
History , Megalithic sites Dunchraigaig: the darkness of time October 18, 2013 2071 Views 31 Comments Set within a copse of trees, this 4,000-year-old burial chamber once lay at the heart of the people who lived …
