The southern of the three great chambered cairns here.
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Excellent, vibey site. Bring the waterproofs, however.
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The kerb. Or what’s left of it. It is enough for me.
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A substantial orthostat within the surrounding ring.
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The internal kerb of this impressive Clava is far from complete.... but is comprised of large stones
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The site environs are seriously overgrown... however this mitigates the presence of the nearby road to provide a wonderful vibe.
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Perhaps the archetypal marker cairn crowns the summit of the ‘fort.
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Formidable natural defences protect the eastern flank of the ‘fort.... not least the inclement weather.
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The eastern flank wouldn’t have needed much in the form of artificial defences... looking toward Loch Duntelchaig.
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Sunburst... all set for another soaking...
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Toward Loch Duntelchaig from the dry stone defences
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Just an arc of this stone circle survives; but these are quality stones. The power lines suggest time lapse to me ........
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Power pylons intrude.... but at least manage to maintain a discrete distance.
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An additional orthostat (centre right foreground) stands above a depression within the arc. Surely too slender to be part of a ‘clava style’ inner kerb, instead Burl reckons this was a concentric stone circle.
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An outlier? Or erratic? For what it’s worth my scrawled notes upon the map record a bearing of approx (make that very approx) 142 degrees from outlier to centre.
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Somewhat off the beaten track if heading up the north-east coast. But in my opinion worth the detour.
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Sometimes the bag of superlatives runs dry... and it’s best to not say anything, you know?
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Although dishevelled, to my mind this is one of the finest of all stone circles.
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The circle possesses two tall, slender orthostats. One remains standing, the other fallen. It is enough.
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Knockan 2 begins to merge into the landscape as the light fades.
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Fading evening light at Knockan 1.... looking approx north.
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The western chambered cairn has had to suffer the indignity of a telegraph pole inserted into it. I would say I’m surprised. But I’m not.
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