Carfury N Recumbent Stone viewed from ENE.
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April 7, 2026
Carfury N Recumbent Stone viewed from WSW.
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Carfury N Recumbent Stone viewed from NNW.
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Carfury N Standing Stone is a 12 foot long recumbent stone, lying c. 40 yards NE of Carfury S Stone on a scrubby hillside c. 0.5 miles W of Carfury, a hamlet in Cornwall. The horizontal stone is a similar shape and size to its vertical neighbour. It is possible that Carfury N & S were a pair of standing stones historically.
April 6, 2026
Aird Dun is very high on my list of favourite sites visited, it is certainly one of the most scenic. How it survives almost seems miraculous as it looks ready to fall down. Luckily if didn’t fall down during my visit and will be probably in the same place for centuries to come.
From the cist at Port Nan Athlaich walk almost a mile in an east south easterly direction. The walk is reasonably good going, on a sunny day, but has a fairly steep climb in the middle. On the top of the ridge you can see the dun, the only high ground on the coast line.
To enter the dun climb up a rocky path on the north west, some stones appear to be steps. The wall on the south west has fallen over the cliff, on the south east a well built 3 metre section survives. This and the rest of the ruined wall would have surrounded the 20m by 8m site.
Stunning views over Loch Craignish over to Ormaig. Some places of interest over there as well.
Visited 09/04/2025.
Looking north west, note incoming hailstones.
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Looking south west, more rubbish on the river bank as well.
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Looking east, behind the trees is the River Add and a rubbish dump of fertiliser bags, broken pallets, etc. A crying shame!
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A good day for something better than walking boots.
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Looking west towards the Dunamuck section of the Kilmartin Glen.
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Looking east along the valley, hailstone shower in the distance.
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Various rock art on the outcrops behind.
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A few miles north of Lochghilphead and its hailstones, and a drenching coming in from the west.
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From the south east looking north west, over the hill is Aultbea.
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Visited 28.03.26
I made the mistake of visiting Cheddar Gorge on a Saturday. It was very depressing: people were crawling over the rocks like ants and every parking place was occupied. I couldn’t face a return through the gorge so I took a random route back to the M5. I spotted this barrow in a field. There was a convenient parking spot opposite a gate. This site was the perfect antidote to Cheddar Gorge: a peaceful solo visit to an ancient site.
Whitestown Farm W Barrow viewed from N.
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Whitestown Farm W Barrow viewed from E.
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Whitestown Farm W Barrow viewed from S.
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Whitestown Farm W Barrow viewed from W.
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Eroded Hollow in SW Arc of Whitestown Farm W Barrow.
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