Centre of Cnoc Freiceadain N Cairn viewed from W.
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Possible Capstone of Cnoc Freiceadain N Cairn Cist viewed from S.
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Cnoc Freiceadain N Cairn on Canmore
Packing Stones in split of Buldoo 2 Standing Stone viewed from NE.
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Buldoo Recumbent Stone viewed from NE. It lies c. 70 yards SW of Buldoo 1.
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Visited 06.09.21
Watten Standing Stone is in a field on the E edge of Watten on the N side of the A882 between Thurso and Wick. It is an irregular pointed stone measuring c. 1.7 x 0.9 x0.7 m according to Canmore ID 8789.
Canmore also states that c. 50 years prior to 1871 there were an additional two standing stones close to the survivor. I found a semi-buried recumbent stone c. 6 feet NW of the standing stone.
Watten Standing Stone on Canmore
Watten Recumbent Stone lying c. 6 Feet NW of Watten Standing Stone.
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Rangag Standing Stone viewed from S.
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Rangag Standing Stone viewed from W.
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Rangag Standing Stone viewed from E.
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Visited 06.09.21
Rangag West Standing Stone is still maintaining its E lean as noted in passing by from Thurso.
The Twelve Apostles viewed from NW.
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The Twelve Apostles viewed from W.
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N Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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NNE Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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NE Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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E Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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S Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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SW Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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WSW Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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W Stone of The Twelve Apostles
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WNW Stone of The Twelve Apostles.
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NW Stone of The Twelve Apostles
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NNW Stone of The Twelve Apostles
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Markings on E Stone of The Twelve Apostles
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Marking on NNW Stone of The Twelve Apostles
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The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood on Canmore
Directions: From the A75 at Dumfries take the A76 Kilmarnock road off the Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout. Stay on the A76 for c. 2 miles. Take the L turn onto the B729 Dunscore/Moniaive opposite Holywood Village. After c. 0.25 miles there is a lay-by on the L side. There is an information panel on a rock. The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood are accessed via a gate at the end of the lay-by.
Visited 06.09.21
I revisited The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood to experience how impressive the scale of the stone circle was. However I was left with a sense of disappointment at how this monument, “the largest stone circle in Scotland” has been neglected. There is no sign off the A76 indicating The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood’s existence despite it being only a quarter of a mile off the road. There is a rock with an information panel on the lay-by at the corner of the B729 but it is far from prominent. It seems to me that only locals and Antiquarians are going to visit this important site. Why is there no Brown Sign on the A76 for the Twelve Apostles?
I read CARL’s Fieldnotes with interest noting that it has been 8 years since any significant contribution on this site. As to his comment on walking counter-clockwise round stone circles there is an alternative Scottish word Widdershins which denotes travelling counter-clockwise as an unlucky or uncanonical direction. Personally, being inexplicably superstitious, I have always chosen to walk clockwise or Sunwise round stone circles and cairns.
I agree with CARL that The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood deserve more visitors but without any signage I wonder how the General Public will find it.
Google Maps Street View of Drumtroddan Standing Stones.
I revisited Drumtroddan yesterday (23.07.21) for the first time in 10 years. Although 2 out of 3 stones are recumbent it still has a presence. There is no sign to the stones, just a blank green post at the foot of a farm track. It’s in the middle of nowhere (actually c. 2 miles ENE of Port William) so I have posted a link to Google Maps. Maybe I will be the first person on TMA to post a what3words address so head for Aced.Riskiest.Ledge to find the Drumtroddan Standing Stone.
Canmore ID 63926 has an explanation for the curious nature of Drummore Stone Circle. Up to 1867 there was a stone circle with 9 stones. This structure was destroyed by the farmer. The current structure of four mismatched stones in a giant four poster shape is the result of displaced stones after 1867.
Drummore Stone Circle on Canmore.
2ft x 2ft Stone in SW Arc of Drumfern Stone Circle.
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3ft x 3ft Stone in NE Arc of Drumfern Stone Circle.
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Drannandow W Cairn listing on Canmore
