Kilmartin Standing Stones & Museum
Argyll & Bute,
in Kilmartin Glen, north of Crinan.
in Kilmartin Glen, north of Crinan.
The remarkable Kilmartin Glen just north of Crinan on the west coast of Argyll & Bute.
Stone rings, burial chambers, standing stones and a dedicated museum as well as the Temple Wood stone circle, built around the same period as Stonehenge (if a little smaller in scale).
There is also a second smaller (older) stone circle hidden in the trees as well as the Nether Largie Sanding Stones. These stones, and the temple ring nearby, date back to around 3,000BC, or five thousand years ago, give or take a weekend or two.
That's the Kilmartin Museum nearby (paid entry) displays artifacts from 12,000 years of history. Add in free parking, a café and decent toilets and it's a superb place to visit.
Stone rings, burial chambers, standing stones and a dedicated museum as well as the Temple Wood stone circle, built around the same period as Stonehenge (if a little smaller in scale).
There is also a second smaller (older) stone circle hidden in the trees as well as the Nether Largie Sanding Stones. These stones, and the temple ring nearby, date back to around 3,000BC, or five thousand years ago, give or take a weekend or two.
That's the Kilmartin Museum nearby (paid entry) displays artifacts from 12,000 years of history. Add in free parking, a café and decent toilets and it's a superb place to visit.
