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The Museum of Kendal, one of the oldest in the country, covering a wide range of archaeology, as well as the geology and natural history of Cumbria, and the old counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.

More about the Culsh circle and monument. Pretty good web site for various places of interest in the Banff and Buchan area.

Not much about Culsalmond. Even less about Colpy on page 90.

Not much here but enough to let you know that the circle had a sad end. Info on page 90.

Article about the use of Li Mizzani for healing

All the info required on pages 4,5 and 6. This circle is better known as Howemill.

The battle and siege of Alesia is considered one of Caesar’s greatest military achievements, and is still one of the classic examples of siege warfare and circumvallation.

For more information on this and Caesar’s campaigns see Wikipedia

There is a well immediately south of the figure, at the top of the graveyard. JM Harte’s article summarises the wide range of folklore connected with it. (yeah it’s not to do with the giant, but it’s very near, and fertility features again).
The page is part of Katy Jordan’s ‘Tales from the Black Cat’ set of websites, which are well worth a look.

More info on pages 2 and 3.

More about the links between Cairnhall, Inverurie, Broomend and Tuach. What a pity that most of the stones were moved in the name of progress!

Oppidum (plural oppida) was the name used by Caesar to describe the Celtic towns that he discovered during his conquest of Gaul.

In archaeology, the term is now used to describe all fortified Celtic sites covering a minimum area of 15ha and dating back to the second half of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC (the late La Tène period).

These towns were both economic and political centres. They are considered to be the first towns to the north of the Alps.

This website offers you the opportunity to find out more about each of the oppida via information sheets. For more information, click on an oppidum or go to the themed exhibitions…

For more on Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul in the Gallic Wars, 58 BC to 51 BC.
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_War for more info on this period of European History

This makes the story even more sad! The monument to the battle can be seen from the A96.

All the myths and legends plus the facts as well.

Like Cullernie not much here as the site is lobbed in with others in a similar condition.

More words and a diagram from the great man. On pages 25 and 26.

An excellent essay by Sam Smiles from the Tate Research Journal.

Coles thought this site was so bad that he didn’t even visit and gives a sad but true tale on pages 21 and 22. Shame really, the views down this road are some of the best in the North East.

This stone circle visited in much cleaner and tidier times. They are described on pages 26-29. I wonder what Mr. Coles would think about the mess that is here at present!

Hard to find, good boots needed and watch out for barbed wire fences. Reading pages 56, 57, 58 and 59 should make it easier.

So the building remains are the bottom of farmstead! No sign of the well or the saint!

Some more info and pictures. The circle is now protected by a fence!

There is more to this circle than I thought. Mr Cole’s writings and detailed plans are on pages 88 and 89.

He has a lot to say about Braehead and covers it on pages 62, 63, 64 and 65.