Cairnfauld Stone Circle

All pictures copyright © 2000 Martin McCarthy

Looking southwest. One stone is (obviously) in the foreground. The other two are in the centre of the picture close to the wall. Large Image (77kb 936x618) The lone stone, looking south east. Large Image (79kb 928x662) Looking south - the arrow indicates north. Large Image (82kb 944x631) Looking east over the "recumbent" stone and its partner. Large Image (89kb 896x655) Looking northeast over the recumbent towards the lone stone. Large Image (53kb 696x638) Looking northwest over the recumbent and its partner. Large Image (70kb 880x635) Looking southwest. Large Image (72kb 792x628)

The three stones that remain of this stone circle stand on a ridge with good views of the surrounding countryside. Although this area is within "recumbent stone circle" territory, there seems to be some doubt as to whether the prostrate stone is actually a recumbent stone or simply a standing stone that has toppled. There are records of five stones in a cicle measuring about 22 yards across-- the two missing stones are possibly within the collection of field-clearance stones at the edge of the field. All the remaining stones are between 4 and 6 feet tall. Burl reports that human bones were found buried near the centre of the circle in the 19th century.