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28/04/2017 – The view of the cairn that greeted us from the ride

27/04/2017 – Cairn just above Altnacealgach Hotel.

27/04/2017 – Cairn just above Altnacealgach Hotel.

27/04/2017 – Cairn just above Altnacealgach Hotel.

27/04/2017 – Loch Borralan East

27/04/2017 – New fence round it now (guess where the remains of old one ended up?)

27/04/2017 – Possible cairn(?)

27/04/2017 – Possible cairn(?)

27/04/2017 – Possible cairn(?)

27/04/2017 – Top of possible cairn(?)

27/04/2017 – Rubha Na Seilcheig cairn

27/04/2017 – Rubha Na Seilcheig cairn

27/04/2017 – Looking up over Rubha Na Seilcheig cairn to top of Cnoc Breac.

27/04/2017 – Rubha Na Seilcheig cairn

17/04/2017 – Old Scatness

17/04/2017 – Old Scatness

17/04/2017 – Old Scatness

17/04/2017 – Looking over The Cletts to Clevigarth broch

17/04/2017 – Weather turned back to winter for a short time whilst we were there.

17/04/2017 – One of the cells in wall of Clevigarth broch.

17/04/2017 – Top of Clevigarth broch

17/04/2017 – Clevigarth broch. Lots of field boundaries stones (?) round here. Wonder if they have a connection to the broch?

16/04/17 – Tonga blockhouse with Sumburgh Head behind.

16/04/17 – Tonga blockhouse

16/04/17 – Tonga blockhouse

16/04/17 – Tonga blockhouse with Ness of Burgi in the distance.

16/04/17 – Ness of Burgi

16/04/17 – Ness of Burgi

16/04/17 – Ness of Burgi

16/04/17 – Ness of Burgi

16/04/17 – Ness of Burgi

16/04/17 – On the way to Ness of Burgi, visible in the far distance. Tonga blockhouse is nearer, on the left of the photo. Lots of field boundaries (?) around about, it would be good to know the date of them.

15/04/2017 – Felt good to be back at Jarlshof. We remembered to bring the sunshine with us so the stones looked just lovely. It’s a must see site.

15/04/2017 – Ward Of Scousburgh

15/04/2017 – Ward Of Scousburgh

15/04/2017 – Ward Of Scousburgh

15/04/2017 – North Lochend cairn

15/04/2017 – North Lochend cairn

15/04/2017 – Cist like hole just below the cairn

15/04/2017 – Our first sight of Longhill cairn in its wonderful setting.

15/04/2017 – Longhill cairn

15/04/2017 – Centre of Longhill cairn

15/04/2017 – Looking across the facade of the earlier heel-shaped cairn

15/04/2017 – View between probable portal stones to the island of Foula

24/03/2017 – View over the barrow to the trig beyond.

23/03/2017 – Black Ball Camp

23/03/2017 – Ditch and rampacts of Black Ball Camp

23/03/2017 – Large interior of Black Ball Camp. Good luck with the bracken if you come in summer!

23/03/2017 – Bats Castle Hillfort

23/03/2017 – Southern barrow with trigpoint