Sometimes overlooked, the large cairn looking south west.
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The Kintraw Standing Stone, located near Loch Craignish in Argyll, Scotland, is traditionally said to be the burial place of a Norse prince, and is known as the “Danish King’s Grave”. While this is a popular local folklore, archaeological evidence suggests it may have also served as a marker for astronomical observations or a ritual site.
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A hoard of metal fragments found on farmland was the Bronze Age equivalent of a modern-day recycling bin, an expert said.
Looking south east – a fort in the near distance.
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Don’t know why, but I immediately thought the stone on edge belonged to a cist.
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Looking towards Ardfern, the main area I’d look at on this day’s ‘hike’.
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The kerb cairn, the great unwashed is park away from the road.
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Visitors to an ancient chambered cairn in Galloway are being given the chance to see how it might have looked 6,000 years ago.
Looking south, near the cottage is the chamber cairn.
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Archaeologists have discovered ancient tools which they believe show evidence of one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland.
The dun, from near the Dunamuck Chamber Cairn.
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To the right of the stone Dunamuck Dun, which I tried to visit first but had to visit last.
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Archaeologists are to begin a five-year project to excavate the site of a nationally important Iron Age hillfort and analyse their finds.
The first dig will take place on the protected ancient monument at Wandlebury Country Park, external, just south of Cambridge, from 28 April to 9 May.
