Periods Neolithic / Bronze Age Public access Yes | Type Kerbed burial cairn Phone +44 1292 612000 | |
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Address Auchagallon Stone Circle, Blackwaterfoot, United Kingdom Similar Torr a'Chaisteal, Machrie Moor Stone Circles, Aros Park, Broch of Mousa, Davaar Island | ||
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, overlooking Machrie Bay. The circle comprises fifteen blocks varying in height from 0.5 metres to 2.3 metres. The stones are of red sandstone, except two which are a pale grey granite. The circle has a maximum diameter of 14.5 metres.
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.