Auchagallon Stone Circle
Auchagallon Stone Circle or Auchengallon Cairn is found near Machrie on the Isle of Arran in Buteshire. The circle the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of fifteen stones.
Description
- Location map: 55°33’35"N, 5°20’34"W
- Streetmap: NR89293464
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 a foot and a half to eight feet. The stones are of red sandstone, except two which are a pale grey granite. The circle has a maximum diameter of 48 feet.
In the centre is a large stone cairn. Antiquarians digging here in the 19th century found a burial cist in the centre, although there are no records of any other remains. Although the monument is now called a stone circle, it was probably built as a kerbed cairn.[2]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Auchagallon Stone Circle
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Auchengallon, cairn - scheduled monument detail (Historic Environment Scotland)