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St Breock Wind Farm Barrow summit with a rubble of exposed stones.
Slaughter Bridge inscribed stone in the Arthurian Centre
Visited 28.11.17
Sharpitor Cist is around 100 yards from the B3212 to Princeton. There is a well preserved cist and two orthostats, NW & SE of the cist.
You can park at SX557707 approximately. Walk NE parallel to the road for around 150 yards until you see two parallel stones, 3 feet high. The cist is between these stones.
Visited 15.10.13
I didn’t find anything at the grid reference given but I did find three stones adjacent to Kerrowe at SW451377. Stones I & II could have been part of a stone setting, however Stone III was approximately 100 yards SW of the others.
Enclosure of Fell of Barhullion Hillfort viewed from N.
Image credit: Mark Johnstone
The Devil’s Bowling Green is an unusual rock feature found 450 yards NNW of the summit of Craignaw in the Galloway Hills. There is a an extensive strata of flat rock with a scattering of assorted rocks on top giving the surprising impression of a bowling green. Whether found by accident or targeted this site is a genuine rarity.
Is this a natural quoit found near the top of Corner Quoit? Would we have to call it Corner Quoit Quoit?
Visited 04.07.11
I visited Clach Stein (Garrabost) while on a Hebridean tour. Clach Stein is located on Point, a peninsula east of Stornaway, connected by a narrow isthmus 1 mile long. Head for Garrabost and turn left for Pabail Larach. The broken recumbent stone is accessible from there.
The original height of the stone would have been 10 feet according to Canmore ID 4396 (go to Links).
There appears to be no written record of the erect stone.
Sir Andrew Agnew Monument viewed from E. The monument dominates the Tor of Craigoch hillfort.
Image credit: Mark Johnstone
The Tor of Craigoch hillfort has been occupied by the Agnew Monument. Aside from the rounded hill it is difficult to find any traces of a hillfort. The view is dominated by the Agnew Monument built in 1850 in memory of Sir Andrew Agnew MP, who died the previous year.
Canmore ID 60830 (go to Links) gives extensive details of the fort and contains several good aerial photos.
Long Tom is a standing stone on Milldown Hill 400 yards from the Ayrshire/Dumfries & Galloway boundary.
It is accessed by a 4 mile walk from Cairnryan to the forestry above. The first 3.5 miles are by forest road but the last 0.5 miles are by forest lanes and firebreaks. It is the very definition of “in the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find”. I used a GPS to get there and would consider it a necessity.
Long Tom is situated in a clearing. It is a 6 foot pointed menhir, in splendid isolation.
It is listed under Canmore ID 60886 (go to Links) for further information.
Blairbuy Carved Panel 3 surrounded by gorse, located at NX 37466 42340.
Image credit: Mark Johnstone
Visited 27.10.18
The Taxing Stone is on the Stranraer Coastal Path from Stranraer to Glenapp. There are parking spaces available on the outskirts of Cairnryan before the ferry terminal. Follow the SCP signs uphill to Little Laight farm for approximately 1 mile. On the top of the hill there is a WWII gun battery. The Taxing Stone is sited on the path at the battery entrance. As previously noted there is some graffiti on the face of the stone.
Terally Standing Stone is on the landward side of the A716 to Drummore. You will see it on the right around 0.6 mile after New England Caravan Park. There is a parking bay around 250 yards on the left after the stone.
Canmore ID 61121 gives a full account of this broken stone.
