Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: cairn

Cairnpapple Hill is home to a prehistoric monument. The plateau on the 312 metre high hill south of Linlithgow, was used as a burial ground and place of worship between around 3000 and 1400 BC. Excavations towards the end of the 1940s revealed the complete chronology of the elements on the mound. The first activity on the mound consisted of the placement of three menhirs in the centre of an arc of small pits containing cremated human bones. This cemetery was located within an oval henge monument with a ditch and rampart built around 3000 BC, in which a circle of 24 menhirs was erected. Centuries later, the type of use changed and burials took place in a chambered tomb, which was erected in the western section of the henge and covered by a round mound. The grave was the resting place of an important person whose face was covered with a kind of mask. Next to her lay a wooden club. A drinking cup lay at the head and foot of the grave. The stone mound was later enlarged to accommodate two urns.

Temple Wood comprises two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones with a diameter of around 12 metres. In the past it may have contained 22 stones. In the centre is a burial cist surrounded by a stone circle with a diameter of around 3 metres. The first burial site in the southern circle could have been erected around 3000 BC. The northern circle is smaller and consists of round river stones. There is a single stone in the centre; another stone lies at the edge of the circle. This circle could originally have been a wooden circle. This is the result of various phases of construction and remodelling over thousands of years. The first monument was erected around 5,000 years ago and consisted of a circle of upright wooden posts surrounding a central wooden post at the location of the northern circle. About a century later, the wooden posts were removed and a stone circle was erected on this site: together with a larger stone circle on the site of the southern circle. The site was used for around 2,000 years, from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.

Temple Wood comprises two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones with a diameter of around 12 metres. In the past it may have contained 22 stones. In the centre is a burial cist surrounded by a stone circle with a diameter of around 3 metres. The first burial site in the southern circle could have been erected around 3000 BC. The northern circle is smaller and consists of round river stones. There is a single stone in the centre; another stone lies at the edge of the circle. This circle could originally have been a wooden circle. This is the result of various phases of construction and remodelling over thousands of years. The first monument was erected around 5,000 years ago and consisted of a circle of upright wooden posts surrounding a central wooden post at the location of the northern circle. About a century later, the wooden posts were removed and a stone circle was erected on this site: together with a larger stone circle on the site of the southern circle. The site was used for around 2,000 years, from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.

Temple Wood comprises two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones with a diameter of around 12 metres. In the past it may have contained 22 stones. In the centre is a burial cist surrounded by a stone circle with a diameter of around 3 metres. The first burial site in the southern circle could have been erected around 3000 BC. The northern circle is smaller and consists of round river stones. There is a single stone in the centre; another stone lies at the edge of the circle. This circle could originally have been a wooden circle. This is the result of various phases of construction and remodelling over thousands of years. The first monument was erected around 5,000 years ago and consisted of a circle of upright wooden posts surrounding a central wooden post at the location of the northern circle. About a century later, the wooden posts were removed and a stone circle was erected on this site: together with a larger stone circle on the site of the southern circle. The site was used for around 2,000 years, from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.

Nether Largie South is the oldest of the five cairns in a line of cairns stretching about 5km the Kilmartin Glen Unlike the four Bronze Age cairns, Nether Largie South is a Neolithic cairn dating. It was built more than 1,000 years before the other burial cairns. It was originally long and trapezoidal in shape, with a central chamber built to house a number of dead. About 4,000 years ago the cairn was expanded into a round cairn, measuring more than 30m wide. The alteration was to accommodate two new stone-lined cists.

Nether Largie South is the oldest of the five cairns in a line of cairns stretching about 5km the Kilmartin Glen Unlike the four Bronze Age cairns, Nether Largie South is a Neolithic cairn dating. It was built more than 1,000 years before the other burial cairns. It was originally long and trapezoidal in shape, with a central chamber built to house a number of dead. About 4,000 years ago the cairn was expanded into a round cairn, measuring more than 30m wide. The alteration was to accommodate two new stone-lined cists.

The Dunchraigaig Cairn is located in the Kilmartin Glen, an area with one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric monuments in Scotland. The cairn is 3.0 m high and about 30.0 m in diameter. It dates from the Early Bronze Age (about 2000 BC). The cairn was excvated in 1864 by two clergymen, three stone cists were discovered and the remains of least 11 persons.

The Dunchraigaig Cairn is located in the Kilmartin Glen, an area with one of the richest concentrations of prehistoric monuments in Scotland. The cairn is 3.0 m high and about 30.0 m in diameter. It dates from the Early Bronze Age (about 2000 BC). The cairn was excvated in 1864 by two clergymen, three stone cists were discovered and the remains of least 11 persons.

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is the result of impressive prehistoric architecture. Access to the interior is through a low, narrow passage less than a metre high and 5.5 metres long. The passage leads into a rectangular chamber, from which four side chambers lead off. One is a double chamber. The four entrances to the side chambers are slightly above the level of the floor of the main chamber. The main chamber, built from layers of stone slabs, is spacious. Today, the main and side chambers are over two metres high. However, the original roof of the main chamber was damaged in the 19th century when the cairn was entered. Today's is a modern construction. The original was probably much higher. The cairn, which was probably built in 3000 BC, was excavated in 1901. The remains of at least eight people and the bones of cattle and birds were found inside. The excavators found the Cuween Cairn carefully sealed. The most interesting discovery, apart from the human bones, was the discovery of 24 dog skulls.

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is the result of impressive prehistoric architecture. Access to the interior is through a low, narrow passage less than a metre high and 5.5 metres long. The passage leads into a rectangular chamber, from which four side chambers lead off. One is a double chamber. The four entrances to the side chambers are slightly above the level of the floor of the main chamber. The main chamber, built from layers of stone slabs, is spacious. Today, the main and side chambers are over two metres high. However, the original roof of the main chamber was damaged in the 19th century when the cairn was entered. Today's is a modern construction. The original was probably much higher. The cairn, which was probably built in 3000 BC, was excavated in 1901. The remains of at least eight people and the bones of cattle and birds were found inside. The excavators found the Cuween Cairn carefully sealed. The most interesting discovery, apart from the human bones, was the discovery of 24 dog skulls.

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is the result of impressive prehistoric architecture. Access to the interior is through a low, narrow passage less than a metre high and 5.5 metres long. The passage leads into a rectangular chamber, from which four side chambers lead off. One is a double chamber. The four entrances to the side chambers are slightly above the level of the floor of the main chamber. The main chamber, built from layers of stone slabs, is spacious. Today, the main and side chambers are over two metres high. However, the original roof of the main chamber was damaged in the 19th century when the cairn was entered. Today's is a modern construction. The original was probably much higher. The cairn, which was probably built in 3000 BC, was excavated in 1901. The remains of at least eight people and the bones of cattle and birds were found inside. The excavators found the Cuween Cairn carefully sealed. The most interesting discovery, apart from the human bones, was the discovery of 24 dog skulls.

The recumbent stone circle (RSC) at Cothiemuir Hill is also known as ‘Devil's Hoofmark’ because of the shell marks on the recumbent stone. The circle encloses a well-preserved cairn and originally consisted of up to thirteen stones, but now only eight. The large recumbent stone and the flanks are particularly impressive. The horizontal stone is said to weigh over 20 tonnes and the flanks are around 2.70 m high. The circle has a diameter of around 20 metres and was probably erected over 4,000 years ago on the site of an earlier burial mound with a central chamber.

The recumbent stone circle (RSC) at Cothiemuir Hill is also known as ‘Devil's Hoofmark’ because of the shell marks on the recumbent stone. The circle encloses a well-preserved cairn and originally consisted of up to thirteen stones, but now only eight. The large recumbent stone and the flanks are particularly impressive. The horizontal stone is said to weigh over 20 tonnes and the flanks are around 2.70 m high. The circle has a diameter of around 20 metres and was probably erected over 4,000 years ago on the site of an earlier burial mound with a central chamber.

This is a group of prehistoric monuments at Merrivale, where a Bronze Age settlement site and an earlier, Neolithic ritual complex lie side by side in the National Park Dartmoor. The monuments from the late Neolithic (3000–2300 BC) here comprise two double stone rows, a single row, a small cromlech (stone circle), two menhirs (standing stones) nearby, and a number of cairns, associated with burials. The most prominent features are the two double stone rows running east to west. Each consists of more than 150 stones. The northern double row is 182 metres long, the second row runs roughly parallel with the first but is stretching 263 metres across the moor. It has terminal stones blocking each end. Near the middle of this row, a ring of stones marks the kerb of a small cairn. To the west of these rows is a circle of 11 low-lying stones of local granite, about 18 metres in diameter. There is a 3 metres high menhir nearby.

This is a group of prehistoric monuments at Merrivale, where a Bronze Age settlement site and an earlier, Neolithic ritual complex lie side by side in the National Park Dartmoor. The monuments from the late Neolithic (3000–2300 BC) here comprise two double stone rows, a single row, a small cromlech (stone circle), two menhirs (standing stones) nearby, and a number of cairns, associated with burials. The most prominent features are the two double stone rows running east to west. Each consists of more than 150 stones. The northern double row is 182 metres long, the second row runs roughly parallel with the first but is stretching 263 metres across the moor. It has terminal stones blocking each end. Near the middle of this row, a ring of stones marks the kerb of a small cairn. To the west of these rows is a circle of 11 low-lying stones of local granite, about 18 metres in diameter. There is a 3 metres high menhir nearby.

This is a group of prehistoric monuments at Merrivale, where a Bronze Age settlement site and an earlier, Neolithic ritual complex lie side by side in the National Park Dartmoor. The monuments from the late Neolithic (3000–2300 BC) here comprise two double stone rows, a single row, a small cromlech (stone circle), two menhirs (standing stones) nearby, and a number of cairns, associated with burials. The most prominent features are the two double stone rows running east to west. Each consists of more than 150 stones. The northern double row is 182 metres long, the second row runs roughly parallel with the first but is stretching 263 metres across the moor. It has terminal stones blocking each end. Near the middle of this row, a ring of stones marks the kerb of a small cairn. To the west of these rows is a circle of 11 low-lying stones of local granite, about 18 metres in diameter. There is a 3 metres high menhir nearby.

This is a group of prehistoric monuments at Merrivale, where a Bronze Age settlement site and an earlier, Neolithic ritual complex lie side by side in the National Park Dartmoor. The monuments from the late Neolithic (3000–2300 BC) here comprise two double stone rows, a single row, a small cromlech (stone circle), two menhirs (standing stones) nearby, and a number of cairns, associated with burials. The most prominent features are the two double stone rows running east to west. Each consists of more than 150 stones. The northern double row is 182 metres long, the second row runs roughly parallel with the first but is stretching 263 metres across the moor. It has terminal stones blocking each end. Near the middle of this row, a ring of stones marks the kerb of a small cairn. To the west of these rows is a circle of 11 low-lying stones of local granite, about 18 metres in diameter. There is a 3 metres high menhir nearby.

This is a group of prehistoric monuments at Merrivale, where a Bronze Age settlement site and an earlier, Neolithic ritual complex lie side by side in the National Park Dartmoor. The monuments from the late Neolithic (3000–2300 BC) here comprise two double stone rows, a single row, a small cromlech (stone circle), two menhirs (standing stones) nearby, and a number of cairns, associated with burials. The most prominent features are the two double stone rows running east to west. Each consists of more than 150 stones. The northern double row is 182 metres long, the second row runs roughly parallel with the first but is stretching 263 metres across the moor. It has terminal stones blocking each end. Near the middle of this row, a ring of stones marks the kerb of a small cairn. To the west of these rows is a circle of 11 low-lying stones of local granite, about 18 metres in diameter. There is a 3 metres high menhir nearby.