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The Mound Stone Circle

Aberscross; Golspie-Lairg Road; Mound Junction    Dornoch, Highland


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The largest stone, made from a red lumpy conglomerate, stands on the eastern side of the circle.
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Looking southeast.
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Looking southwest towards Creag an Amalaidh - there is an ancient cairn on the left of the double peak.
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A stone standing on the north arc.
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The westernmost stone.
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The westernmost stone, looking southwest towards Creag an Amalaidh.
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The north and west stones.
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A fallen stone on the northern arc.
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Standing and fallen stones on the northwest arc.
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The three stones that still stand, looking southwest.
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Standing stone and two fallen stones on the eastern arc.
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Two standing and two fallen stones.
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The west face of the eastern stone.
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Detail of the eastern stone.
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Looking towards Creag a' Bhlàir.
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The east face of the eastern stone.
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Looking west across the circle.
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Lichen on the eastern stone.
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Detail of the eastern stone.
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Detail of the northern stone.
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Detail of the northern stone.
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Standing stone and fallen stone on the southern arc.
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When I visited this little stone circle it was almost lost in the bracken. It stands on a naturally flat area a little way up the slope of The Mound Rock. There are six stones - three still standing and three fallen. The largest standing is a slab about two metres square made from a red lumpy conglomerate.

There are great views across the River Fleet and towards the standing stone in the valley of Abhainn an t-Sratha Charnaig.


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Find The Mound Stone Circle (or the nearest known site) at the Megalithic Portal