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Temple Wood

Kilmartin, Argyll

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Large image (825x525 - 64k) The central cist at Temple Wood
Large image (837x547 - 69k) Temple Wood looking south-west
Large image (843x318 - 36k) Sunset at Temple Wood
Large image (868x564 - 73k) The central cist at Temple Wood. The kerb stones of the cairn that covered this before the larger cairn was constructed may be easily seen.
Large image (844x513 - 53k) The site of the second circle near Temple Wood. Temple wood is in the background
Large image (1956x795 - 226k) Composite image of Temple Wood

The beautifully placed stone circle at Temple Wood in the Kilmartin valley.

The circle is about 40 feet (twelve metres) in diameter.

Originally there was a circle of 22 stones. Three of these stones have been carved: one with a number of concentric circles; another with two spirals - one on each of two adjoining faces with the ends of the spirals meeting at the edge; and a third with cup-marks.

In the centre of the circle a kerb-cairn was constructed over a cist in which cremated bones were found.

Two cairns were built over cists outside the stone circle.

Later a large cairn was built up which covered the inner cairn, the stone circle and the two outer cairns.

Post holes from another stone circle were found just a little way from the main Temple Wood circle.

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Find Temple Wood (or the nearest known site) at the Megalithic Portal