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Stone axe roughout, Dunragit
A complete roughout for a stone axe. It has a narrow rounded butt, a broad blade and oval cross-sec
Cairnderry Chambered Cairn
Cairnderry is a Neolithic chambered cairn of the 'Bargrennan' type, with small separate burial chamb
Stone Circle, Torhouse
A stone circle consisting of 19 granite boulders set on end on the circumference of a circle about 2
Neolithic Cursus, Holywood
This Early Neolithic cursus has square terminals and is defined by a broad ditch, which is broken b
Laggangarn Standing Stone
Two cross-marked standing stones, of grey Silurian sandstone, traditionally said to be the survivors
Loupin Stanes, Eskdale
The stone circle known as the 'Loupin' Stanes' is an oval circle, situated on a low rise close to th
Girdlestanes, Eskdale
'Girdle Stanes', a stone circle measuring about 37m in diameter. Erosion by river action has removed
Dunragit Aerial Images
Timber henge, Dunragit A large Neolithic circular enclosure with two concentric rows of pits, an
Dunragit Henge and Mote
Excavation by Manchester Unviversity in the early 2000s showing the two arcs of large post-holes at
Dunragit Henge Excavation
One of the curving lines of pits for the posts of a circular Neolithic enclosure at Dunragit, during
Burial Cairn, Cairnholy II
This Clyde-type chambered cairn is traditionally the tomb of Caldus, the mythical Scottish King. Its
Burial Cairn, Cairnholy I
This Clyde-type chambered long cairn is a conspicuous monument measuring 56m by 16m, with a monument
Stone Axe, Torrs Muir
Neolithic Stone Axe head Found in Torrs Muir, now Torrs Moss, Kelton Parish in 1882 and donated the
Cup & Ring Marked stone
A stone carved with cup and ring marks found at Bardristane Farm, Kirkcudbright in 1936. Rock art su
Cup and Ring Marked Stone, Laggan
Found in a burn at Laggan Farm near Gatehouse of Fleet. The meaning of these carvings is still not f
Stone ball, Cree Moss, Penningham
This object from the collection of Dr Grierson has presented archaeologists with a yet to be solved
Standing Stones at Machrie Moor
The landscape around Machrie Moor on the Isle of Arran has numerous prehistoric monuments from the B
Polished stone axe, Monreith
A large and complete polished stone axe. The axe is made from greywacke sandstone, a type of stone
Stone Ball, Kilmaurs
Stone balls like this one appear in the Neolithic period. Various types have been recognised and th
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