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The recumbent and flankers to the right, together with a single upright, are all that remains in place. The remaining stones are a jumble now.

Towards Tap o’ Noth.

Tap o’ Noth from Ardlair (to the ESE).

The four stones at Bankhead.

The recumbent and flankers from outside of the circle.

This was a big circle in its prime.

Broken-off stump of one of the stones, still in position.

Looking across the sunlit circle. The recumbent and standing flanker are on the left of the picture. Various stones are lying where they have fallen. A contender for sensitive restoration?

One of the fallen stones, damaged by machine tools (presumably it was eyed-up as a gate or fence post).

The recumbent and flankers (one fallen).

Sunshine and shadows. The copse of trees on the nearby hilltop encloses the wonderful Corrstones circle

Showing the natural shelf in the side of the western stone.

Looking towards Hill of Noth.

With the ubiquitous Tap o’ Noth looming behind.

The western stone, flat-topped and with yellow lichen.

Mill of Noth stones, looking northeast towards Knockandy Hill. At the foot of the hill on this side is The Candy Stone, which may be the remaining stone of a circle.

Looking SW-ish. If you drew a line from the circle through the Drewmobile and onwards, it would probably just about hit Wheedlemont stone circle a few fields away.

Looking NW-ish.

I think it’s fair to say that Tap o’ Noth likely played a part in the siting of this circle.

The nearer stone looks as though it could fall to pieces at any minute, belying its resistance to the passing of several thousand years.

The fallen giant, with Wheedlemont Hill behind.

Another view of the upright, showing packing stones.

The remaining upright.

The fallen stone and its surviving upright companion. They built ‘em big round these parts.

The enormous fallen stone. Candidate for re-erection or what? (If anyone has a big enough crane).

Looking from the stone in the hedge (bottom left) down the slope of the field to the two monsters. And there’s a couple of big stones there too.

With apologies to Drew and G/F...

Two smaller stones from the circle, dragged away to the hedge.

Tap o’ Noth from the SW (road near Wheedlemont).

Snowy Wheedlemont from the road.

The western entrance, in dappled sunlight.

Looking towards the western entrance, out of sight round the corner in the passage.

Looking westwards, the bend in the passage can be seen as it turns towards the western entrance.

Looking towards the roofless eastern end.

The unroofed eastern end.

Time for the exit...

The Clova ghost? Whatever it was, I didn’t know about until I looked at the pictures later, thankfully.

The enormous granite slabs making up the roof, with smaller stones wedged in between.

The closed-off western end of the passage.

Into the dark.

Looking west-ish, showing the curved aspect of the stone.

Looking south.

Lichen at the top of the stone.

Looking NNE towards Tap o’ Noth.

In its landscape. Tap o’ Noth fills the skyline, the stone (bottom right) stands sentinel over the farmland below.

You can’t go far wrong in a town with standing stones at its centre.

Beinn na Caillich (left) and Skye bridge, from Kyle of Lochalsh.