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1. Mystery of Scotland's Ancient Callanish Standing Stones

   ... illustrating the eclipse is thought to lie inside the Cairn L. This is one of the two large focal monuments on Cairnbane West outside ... (Leodhas) in the Outer Hebrides (TNa h-Eileanan Siar) of Scotland. Some refer to these stones as the Fir Bhreig, 'The False Men'. One ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Dec 19 2020 - 12:45pm

2. Manx Gaelic language reaches for the stars

   ... illustrating the eclipse is thought to lie inside the Cairn L. This is one of the two large focal monuments on Cairnbane West outside ... circles and lines is at the back of the chamber of the cairn.  Images: Children of Cronk Y Berry school who named the star and ...

   Alastair Kneale - Dec 22 2019 - 8:00pm

3. Scotland’s Earliest Stone Circles Start To Reveal Their Secrets

   ... etching illustrating the eclipse is thought to lie inside Cairn L. This is one of the two large focal monuments on Cairnbane West outside ... circles and lines is at the back of the chamber of the cairn. Now new research from the University of Adelaide has been published in ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Aug 22 2016 - 1:55am - 0 comments

4. Warning of threat to Scotland's historic sites by climate change

   ... Douglas MacQueen's blog Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Scottish Gaelic: Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba), is the ... Castle (coastal erosion, flooding) Quoyness Chambered Cairn (coastal erosion) Seton Collegiate Church (flooding) Spynie ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jan 17 2018 - 1:59pm

5. Kingdom of Galloway a Gaelic Stronghold

   ... Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is a unitary council area in south-west Scotland. It is an area known for its natural beauty made up of forests, ... , Drumtroddan Standing Stones and neolithic chambered cairn of Cairnholy . It also has some  place-names derived from the Brythonic ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Jan 22 2015 - 8:41pm - 0 comments

6. The Importance Of The Hare In Celtic Belief And Our Duty To Protect All Wildlife

   ... illustrating the eclipse is thought to lie inside the Cairn L. This is one of the two large focal monuments on Cairnbane West outside ... circles and lines is at the back of the chamber of the cairn. As reported in a previous article in the Irish Pos t: It is ...

   Alastair Kneale - Apr 3 2021 - 2:01pm - 0 comments

7. Remembering 1930's Scottish motorcycle legend Jimmie Guthrie

   ... Isle of Man TT motorcycle road-racing circuit is a stone cairn. It is to the west of North Barrule (Manx: Baarool Twoaie) which is the ... Kione ny h-Ayrey). In the distance can be seen the hills of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba). It is the closest point to any of the ...

   Douglas MacQueen - May 20 2019 - 1:00am

8. Tregiffian Burial Chamber

   ... it is easy to combine a visit to both. This late Neolithic cairn was bigger but reduced in size by nearly half when the road was widened. ... has fallen into the chamber. It is an impressive chambered cairn and well worth a visit. A cupmarked stone from the chamber can be seen in ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2013 - 5:21pm

9. Carn y Bugail

   Carn Bugail is a circular cairn at the top of Cefn Gelligaer with a burial ciste in the centre. About ... Tydfil. The area around Gelligaer Common has a number of cairn sites and the remains of a Roman Road. Image :  Carn y Bugail on ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 24 2021 - 4:23pm

10. Garn Goch

    Garn Goch (the red cairn) is the largest Iron Age hill-fort in Wales giving commanding views over ... Bronze Age activity remain including the large stone cairn on Carn Goch thought to be about 4000 years old. The site is situated on ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 2 2021 - 10:15am

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