History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites A folk tale, a battlefield, and a witch’s leap July 19, 2020 A vivid tale is woven around these standing stones at Carse in Knapdale
History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan November 22, 2019 Old legends lie soft as cobwebs across this landscape of cairns and standing stones
Churches, abbeys and chapels , History The island of Gigha May 12, 2019 Memories of Viking longships haunt this tiny island of windswept sandy bays and cryptic stones
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 Standing stone near Loch Ederline July 27, 2017 Checking fields at random around Kilmartin Glen will reveal any number of cairns and standing stones. This one, right …
History , Megalithic sites The Ballymeanoch stones, Kilmartin Glen March 13, 2016 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 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 The people who put up these standing stones in North Yorkshire were obviously thinking big - but what on earth …
History , Megalithic sites Croft Moraig: circle of light January 08, 2015 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 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 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. …
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.
History , Megalithic sites Callanish: a ring to rule them all January 06, 2012 On a wind-scoured hillside in the west of Lewis, nothing prepares you for the stark magnificence of Callanish...
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