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Clach a'Choire Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art |
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Dun Boraige Stone Fort / Dun |
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Dun Mor a Chaolais Broch |
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Dun Mor Vaul Broch |
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Hough Stone Circle |
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There are twenty duns, or ancient forts, in Tiree, it is said, but I have only seen eight, and examined two [..]. These duns, in the popular imagination, are all connected with Ossian's heroes, and I have had some difficulty in convincing the people that I am not in search of gold. There is a rhyme which says that Fionn left his gold in Dun Shiatar, which is situated near Hynish.From 'Notes on the Antiquities of Tiree' by J Sands, in PSAS 16 (1881-82) p459-63. http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_016/16_459_463.pdf |
Posted by Rhiannon27th February 2008ce |
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'Ancient Sculpturings In Tiree' on the ADS websiteAncient Sculpturings In Tiree. By Ludovic Maclellan Mann. From the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. 56 February 13, 1922. The article mentions (with illustrations) cup marked stones at Gott Bay, Cornaigmore, Cuigeas, including some on a Standing-stone at Balinoe and others on the natural rock surface of floor of Kirkapoll Chapel. |
Posted by Hob2nd April 2008ce |
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Clach a'Choire (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Links |
Gavin Shaw's Scottish Photo GalleryA photo of the stone in its dramatic bay. |
Posted by Rhiannon 2nd September 2004ce |
Clach a'Choire (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Folklore |
| This huge granite(?) boulder is covered (except underneath) with cup marks. It's known as 'The Ringing Stone' because if you strike it with a pebble it resonates with a metallic noise. People say that if the stone is ever broken, or falls off its platform of little stones, Tiree will sink beneath the sea. So let's not hit it too hard then, just in case. Unless you're good at swimming. |
Posted by Rhiannon 2nd September 2004ce |
Hough (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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Two circles and a low cairn off an unfenced road in W Tiree. The N circle is is an oval 33 x 40m. 10 stones - one upright and the rest fallen or stumps. The S circle is close to the cairn and measures 40m diameter. 12 stones - fallen or stumps. The cairn is 7m diameter by 0.7 m high. |
Posted by greywether10th December 2003ce |
Dun Mor a Chaolais (Broch) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
 
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Posted by greywether 3rd December 2003ce |
Dun Mor Vaul (Broch) — Images |
    
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Posted by greywether 3rd December 2003ce |
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