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Image of Clachan of Kirkton (Stone Circle) by LesHamilton

This is the newly revealed 3rd stone of this circle, almost flush with the ground, and usually obscured by vegetation.

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LesHamilton May 30, 2015

The 3rd circle stone, seen here to the right of the moss-encrusted ‘north’ stone.

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LesHamilton May 30, 2015

Angels’ Hill at Kirkton. The stone circle lies on this grassy slope, just off camera to the left of this scene.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2013

The north stone, over 1½ metres in length, which would become completely hidden by deep bracken and gorse during the summer months.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2013

The south stone, some 2 metres long and with over half a metre visible above ground.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2013

Also known as Lochalsh Stone Circle, the remains of Clachan of Kirkton Stone Circle stand on Angels’ Hill at Kirkton (near Auchtertyre on the A 87). The south stone is clearly visible while part of the north stone can be seen under the gorse bushes in the background.

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LesHamilton Jun 2, 2013

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Clachan of Kirkton

Stone Circle

LesHamilton May 30, 2015

Visited: May 23, 2015

On revisiting this site, I discovered, almost completely flush with the ground, a third large stone, approximately 3 metres to the east of the ‘north’ stone, and of similar size.

Following a rather harsh winter, vegetation regrowth was minimal, exposing this stone.

The stone circle is indicated on the map below by the red marker. The blue marker shows the position of Angel’s Hill.

Clachan of Kirkton

Stone Circle

LesHamilton Jun 2, 2013

Visited: May 25, 2013

The remains of Clachan of Kirkton Stone Circle, sometimes referred to as Lochalsh Stone Circle, lie on the slopes of Angel’s Hill at Kirkton, a community close to Auchtertyre on the A 87.

The hillside was covered in flattened bracken and short grass when I visited, raising the hope that any large stones from this circle would be easy to spot.

But stones of any description were hard to find and it took me some time, carefully quartering the ground, to find what I was looking for.
All that seems now to remain of this circle are two bulky, prostrate stones, buried to a considerable depth in the ground. Both are approximately 2 metres in length, with about half a metre standing proud of the earth. It seems likely that much more lies below ground. The two stones lie almost on a north/south line, the southern one being slightly the larger. The northern stone is largely obscured by the surrounding gorse bushes and bracken.

More information is available at Canmore.

An insight into the history of both Angel’s Hill and the Stone Circle is posted on the Lochalsh Parish Church Blogspot.