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Cairney Mount, Carluke, Lanarkshire
21/01/2023
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 855 507 Archaeology & History An ancient standing stone on the eastern side of Carluke isn’t something that most local people are aware of. Sadly it’s long …More »
Livister, Whalsay, Shetland Isles
21/01/2023
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – HU 5577 6237 Archaeology & History Highlighted on both the 1880 (25-inch) and 1882 (6-inch) Ordnance Survey maps, this is another one of our ancient stones that has bitten …More »
Whiteglen, Hoy, Orkney Isles
21/01/2023
Standing Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – HY 2435 0221 Archaeology & History Highlighted on the 1882 Ordnance Survey map of the region (right), it was recorded in the Name Book a couple of years earlier …More »
St. Tredwell’s Loch, Papa Westray, Orkney Isles
20/01/2023
Sacred Loch: OS Grid Reference – HY 495 509 Folklore I’ve already added a site-profile of the standing stones that used to be close to this loch, and added to it the folklore below; but …More »