Lochbuie Stone Circle

Also known as:
Loch Buie Stone Circle
Nearest town:
Lochaline (20km NNE)
OS reference:
NM618252
OS sheet:
49
Latitude:
56° 21' 32.3 N
Longitude:
5° 51' 23.72 W

Images

Image of Lochbuie Stone Circle by GLADMAN

Showing the fine outlier and an angry Ben Buie....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Feb 7, 2013
Image of Lochbuie Stone Circle by GLADMAN

A leaden sky only serves to accentuate the exquisite colours experienced during a sunburst...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jul 17, 2010
Image of Lochbuie Stone Circle by Kammer

Taken 10th August 2004: Looking approximately north east at the northern arc of the circle.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Jul 29, 2005
Image of Lochbuie Stone Circle by nickbrand

Looking NE across the circle. The missing stone has been replaced by a boulder (central in the photograph)

nickbrand
nickbrand Apr 22, 2003

Articles

Lochbuie Stone Circle

C
CARL Aug 4, 2015

Visited 23.7.15

From the parking area head for the the kerb cairn within the trees. Visible from parking area. Follow the (infrequent) white painted stones next to the fence on your right. Keep walking and you will see a large, old wooden gate (with equally old, wooden sign on it) which gives access to the field where the circle resides. This is to your left as you walk keeping the fence to your right. I hope this makes sense?! The circle is not visible from the parking area but it is only a short, if wet, walk. Well worth the effort.

This is a good spot for a stone circle (I assume this area was drier when it was built) It is in a natural amphitheatre which reminded me (a little) of Castlerigg. Some of the stones were harder to get close to than others due to the standing water.

There were several other visitors which surprised me a bit as this is well off the beaten track. One was a car load of Americans and I tried to explain what the standing stones, kerb cairn and stone circle were about – given my limited knowledge. They had previously visited the Orkney sites and the Clava Cairns so knew a fair bit anyway. Not your average American tourists then! :)

Lochbuie Stone Circle

postman
postman Jul 8, 2009

As you enter the non-village of Loch Buie a sign on the left of the road alerts you to a small carpark and directions to the circle. Youre apparently supposed to follow the white stones but either the ground moves or someone has fiddled with certain stones. So cross the sodden feild passing the battered ring cairn, then make up a game see who can stay the cleanest, then turn left through a gate with a stone by it and your in the same field as the circle.
This is probably the last big stone circle on my must see list,(except places like the isle of Lewis ) and it was a good one ! Kept well out of the way of casual visitors the nearest thing of interest is Moy castle then its nothing for miles.
The stones are all large except the modern replacement and the nearest outlier (of which theres three), The ground is always wet I assume so bring yer wellies.

Lochbuie Stone Circle

Kammer
Kammer Aug 4, 2005

Visited 10th August 2004: I was a little bit disappointed by the circle itself, having trudged through the wet to get there. The ‘natural amphitheatre formed by the surrounding hills’ was partially obscured by low lying cloud, which in itself might have seemed mystical had we been a little more dry.

In hindsight I think the weather played a big part in our desire not to linger. We were feeling pretty soaked, and were ready to get back in the dry as soon as possible.

Lochbuie Stone Circle

nickbrand
nickbrand Apr 22, 2003

This circle originally consisted of 9 stones, one of which has disappeared and been replaced with a small boulder. It has a grand total of 3 outliers, the nearest of which lies just to the SE, less than a metre in height. The largest stone is 2m tall, and all the flat faces of the stones face inwards. Set in a natural amphitheatre formed by the surrounding hills, this is a magical place.

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