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Achavanich

Achkinloch; Achinloch Wick, Highland

Large image (476x750 - 79k) Looking north along the eastern line with Loch Stemster behind.
Large image (500x750 - 110k) One of the terminal stones at the southern end of the allignment, just as the sun rises.
Large image (505x750 - 100k) The tall terminal stones of the western line, looking southeast.
Large image (800x435 - 93k) The eastern line is in the foreground. Five stones of the western line can be seen in the distance between the two nearest stones.
Large image (850x353 - 71k) The eastern line is in the foreground, with the northern arc and the western line visible.
Large image (800x533 - 111k) At the northern end of the eastern line.
Large image (504x750 - 65k) One of the stones of the eastern line at dawn.
Large image (500x750 - 65k) Looking southeast along the eastern line. A nearby chambered cairn is just visible at the very left of the picture, halfway up.
Large image (465x750 - 103k) Another view to the northwest along the eastern line.
Large image (500x750 - 125k) Where the eastern line arcs around at the northern end. Looking to the southeast.
Large image (449x750 - 72k) The north end of the eastern line, looking southeast.
Large image (850x508 - 63k) The north arc and north end of the western line.
Large image (850x567 - 108k) The north arc and north end of the western line.
Large image (850x522 - 85k) The north arc and north end of the western line, looking southwest.
Large image (431x750 - 117k) Some stones are missing after splitting apart, as weathering is causing this stone to split.
Large image (500x750 - 114k) The northern arc.
Large image (750x495 - 52k) Looking southeast to the nearby chambered cairn.
Large image (800x533 - 122k) Looking south along the whole length of the setting.
Large image (850x381 - 93k) The stones of the west line.
Large image (800x533 - 118k) The northern arc.
Large image (800x495 - 106k) The western line, looking north west.
Large image (500x750 - 107k) Stones of the western line, looking east.
Large image (488x750 - 92k) A stone of the western line, looking west.

Almost unique (there is one other similar shaped setting), the stones of this "circle" stand in a horseshoe or truncated oval arrangement with the long edges of the stones running across the line of the setting rather than along it.

There were once 54 stones in the setting, but now there are 34. The horseshoe opens to the south-southeast and is about 70 metres long and 25 metres wide. Most of the stones are around one metre tall, but with taller stones at the southern opening standing two metres tall.

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