Auchagallon Stone Circle
Coordinates: 55°33′34″N 5°20′24″W / 55.559402°N 5.339887°W
| Auchagallon Stone Circle | |
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Auchagallon Stone Circle | |
 .svg.png){kind=icon} Auchagallon Stone Circle shown within the Isle of Arran, Scotland | |
| Location | Isle of Arran |
| Coordinates | 55°33′34″N 5°20′24″W / 55.559402°N 5.339887°W |
| Type | Kerbed burial cairn |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic / Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Historic Scotland |
| Public access | Yes |
Auchagallon Stone Circle is the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of fifteen stones. It is located near Machrie on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR89293464).
Description
The cairn and stone circle is situated on a slight ledge of a west-facing slope,[1] overlooking Machrie Bay.[2] The circle comprises fifteen blocks varying in height from 0.5 metres to 2.3 metres.[1] The stones are of red sandstone, except two which are a pale grey granite.[2] The circle has a maximum diameter of 14.5 metres.[1]
In the centre is a large stone cairn.[2] Antiquarians digging here in the 19th century found a burial cist in the centre, although there are no records of any other remains.[2] Although the monument is now called a stone circle, it was probably built as a kerbed cairn.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arran, Auchengallon, RCAHMS, accessed 1 May 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Auchagallon Stone Circle, Historic Scotland, accessed 1 May 2014
External links
Media related to Cairn Auchagallon at Wikimedia Commons