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Pobuill Fhinn

Stone Circle

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The site's name probably means 'Finn's People' - Finn MacCool that is -though it's also been translated as the Holy People.
The circle is built on an artificially levelled surface (quite a feat) and has 22 standing stones, the largest about 7ft tall. There are two broad 'entrances'.

Aubrey Burl gives it a romantic description in his 'from carnac to callanish' book:

"..Strangely beautiful.. overlooking a loch and distances of grassy machair with water lilies, marsh marigolds and orchids, overflown by lapwings, thinly whistling dunlins and shrieking oystercatchers.."
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
8th January 2003ce

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