26/06/2023 – Muckle Heog West Cairn. The discarded stones from Muckle Heog East Cairn (top of hill) can be seen beyond where they were thrown from the top.
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26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Main Cairn. A small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches.
26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Main Cairn. A small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches.
26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Main Cairn. A small mound of stones in the middle surrounded by three circular low stone banks with two intermediate ditches.
26/06/2023 – Rounds Of Tivla. Small cairn to the west of the two main cairns
26/06/2023 – The larger Crussa Field Cairn A, with Cairn B just beyond to the left. The Rounds of Tivla cairns are to the right over the fence.
26/06/2023 – Lund stone. Hard to get the scale from the photo, it’s big!
25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe heel-shaped cairn ‘A’. Possible remains of chamber. Cairn ‘B’ beyond.
25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe heel-shaped cairn ‘A’. It’s a big cairn. Looking along the facade which Canmore has as 20.5m long! It’s not easy to make out too much of what’s going on.
25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe heel-shaped cairn ‘A’. Looking up a possible passage to chamber.
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House D (HU 3351 6739)
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House D (HU 3351 6739). Chambered cairn is just beyond on the heather knoll.
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House C (HU 3355 6744)
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House C (HU 3355 6744)
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House B (HU 3339 6753). House A is beyond.
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – Internal passage in House B (HU 3339 6753)
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – Entrance to House B (HU 3339 6753)
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House A (HU 3329 6759)
Culsetter Neolithic settlement – House A (HU 3329 6759)
24/06/2023 – The slightly concave front of Bays Water Chambered Cairn. Neolithic settlement just beyond.
24/06/2023 – Skeo Of Gossaford Cairn and it’s lovely setting looking across to the sea and Brae beyond.
24/06/2023 – Skeo Of Gossaford Cairn, low but big diameter, lots of stones.
24/06/2023 – A day of tops and stones from Brae to Muckle Roe and back. We passed by The Busta Stone west of Brae, it’s a 10ft lump! A nice way to start the walk.
23/06/2023 – Beorgs Of Uyea Chambered Cairn. A narrow passage leading to a chamber (far end of photo) survives. Unusual location on the hillside. The views are fantastic. A connection to the nearby quarry?
23/06/2023 – View down passage to chamber of Beorgs Of Uyea Chambered Cairn.
23/06/2023 – Looking over Beorgs Of Uyea Chambered Cairn to the landscape beyond. The cairn is hard to see until you are next to it.
23/06/2023 – The chamber and passage beyond of Beorgs Of Uyea Chambered Cairn
23/06/2023 – Gallery covered by lintel stones that could have been a workshop next to a Felsite dyke.
23/06/2023 – View across the quarry to the sea beyond. Just a wonderful location and a lovely place to be on a sunny day.
23/06/2023 – Quarried broken stones of a Felsite dyke. It covers a large area on the hillside.