Kilmartin Standing Stones & Museum
Argyll & Bute

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.

This first photo is of the Temple Wood stone circle, built around the same period as Stonehenge (if a little smaller in scale.)

From a different angle. There is also a second smaller (older) stone circle hidden in the trees.

Access is free and easy and there's plenty of free parking nearby.

The view up the glen, with the Temple Wood on the left, the Nether Largie standing stones to the right and one of the many cairns leading the eye towards the village of Kilmartin less than a mile away in the distance.

The Nether Largie Sanding Stones close up, looking north.

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.

This is the largest cairn in the area (there are many) called the Nether Largie South Cairn, which can be entered if you want to experience such things.

The church at Kilmartin with the pub and public toilets nearby, close to the car park.

That's the Kilmartin Museum at the back right displaying artifacts from 12,000 years of history.

A better view of the church and museum. The museum has regular special exhibitions and a rather good café.

Entry is chargeable.