History , Megalithic sites Greadal Fhinn – a chambered cairn and a Norse burial July 16, 2019 On a windswept hillside in Ardnamurchan, this ancient grave is linked in local lore with a Viking ruler
History A morning in Kilmartin Glen March 17, 2018 A quiet walk around some of my favourite places - Nether Largie and Temple Wood
History , Megalithic sites Clava Cairns February 25, 2017 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 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 We might have forgotten what went on there, but we're still drawn to stone circles like moths to a flame …
History , Megalithic sites The Devil’s Arrows: shafts of darkness August 12, 2015 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 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 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 What on Earth went on here 5,000 years ago? The stones aren't going to tell us, but they …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Old Straight Track’ by Alfred Watkins July 14, 2014 One of my very favourite books… for many people, 'The Old Straight Track' will need no introduction. This is …
History , Megalithic sites Kintraw’s lonely watcher June 19, 2014 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 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 Set within a copse of trees, this 4,000-year-old burial chamber once lay at the heart of the people who lived …
History , Megalithic sites Nether Largie: secrets in stone October 02, 2013 Neither a circle nor a row, the arrangement of stones at Nether Largie in Argyll is puzzling in the extreme. …
Carved crosses , History The mystery of the Kilchoan Cross February 27, 2013 On the southern shore of Knoydart, flanked by moorland and mountains, stands an ancient and very enigmatic cross... …
History , Megalithic sites Clach na Carraig or Diarmid’s Pillar March 02, 2012 In Glen Lonan, Argyll, an impressive standing stone is said to mark the grave of a legendary Irish hero.
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