Moss Farm Road Stone Circle

55°32′31″N 5°19′46″W / 55.541887°N 5.329363°W / 55.541887; -5.329363

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
Moss Farm Road Stone Circle is located in North Ayrshire
Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
Shown within the Isle of Arran, Scotland
LocationIsle of Arran
Coordinates55°32′31″N 5°19′46″W / 55.541887°N 5.329363°W / 55.541887; -5.329363
TypeKerbed burial cairn
History
PeriodsBronze Age
Site notes
OwnershipHistoric Scotland
Public accessYes

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle (or Machrie Moor 10) is the remains of a Bronze Age burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of stones. It is located near Machrie on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR90063265).

Description

The cairn and stone circle is situated 3 miles north of Blackwaterfoot on the west side of the Isle of Arran.[1] Around 1 kilometre to the east are the Machrie Moor Stone Circles, and this circle is sometimes known as Machrie Moor Circle 10.[2]

The cairn has been robbed for stone, and a modern fence and a farm track have cut through the north side of the site.[3] It was once surrounded by a complete circle of stones with a diameter of 23 metres, but many have been removed. The kerb now consists of seven upright stones, around 1 metre high with at least five more large stones now on edge.[3]

References

  1. ^ Moss Farm Road Stone Circle, Historic Scotland, accessed 1 May 2014
  2. ^ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. p. 114. ISBN 0300114060.
  3. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "Moss Farm Road, Arran (39726)". Canmore. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

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