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Websiteirishstones.org

Legananny — Irish Stones

Irish Stones · 2024 · Irish Stones

Coords N54°19′23.04″W06°01′12.6″, portal tomb description

Legananny Portal Tomb

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitemegalithic.co.uk

Millbarrow — The Megalithic Portal

The Megalithic Portal · 2024 · Megalithic Portal

Site history and Ashbee plan

Millbarrow (Winterbourne Monkton Long Barrow)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitehistoricenvironment.scot

Nether Largie South Cairn — Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland · 2024 · HES

HES oldest monument description c.3800 BCE

Nether Largie South Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Nether Largie South — Canmore

HES Canmore · 2024 · Canmore

Canmore NR89NW 14 NR833984 record

Nether Largie South Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitethemodernantiquarian.com

Notgrove Long Barrow — The Modern Antiquarian

The Modern Antiquarian · 2024 · Megalithic

Site type and visitor notes

Notgrove Long Barrow

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitehistoricengland.org.uk

Notgrove long barrow — Historic England

Historic England · 2024 · Historic England

Scheduling, 48 m mound, Romano-British find

Notgrove Long Barrow

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteportal.historicenvironment.scot

Ormaig, cupmarked rocks 320m S of — Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland · 2024 · HES

SM5488 NM822 027, scheduling and description

Ormaig Rock Art

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Pettigarths Field — Canmore

HES Canmore · 2024 · Canmore

Canmore HU56NE 8 HU558 636

Pettigarths Field Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Ri Cruin Cairn — Canmore

HES Canmore · 2024 · Canmore

Canmore NR89NW 16, dimensions, Beaker find

Ri Cruin Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitekilmartin.org

Ri Cruin Cairn — Kilmartin Museum

Kilmartin Museum · 2024 · Kilmartin Museum

Trail guide: Ri Cruin as linear cemetery terminus

Ri Cruin Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Standing Stones of Yoxie — Canmore

HES Canmore · 2024 · Canmore

Canmore HU56NE 12 HU560 638 record

Standing Stones of Yoxie

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitehistoricengland.org.uk

Uley long barrow — Historic England

Historic England · 2024 · Historic England

Scheduling 1008195, dimensions, horned forecourt

Hetty Pegler's Tump (Uley Long Barrow)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Westray, Point of Cott — Canmore

Historic Environment Scotland · 2024 · HES Canmore

Canmore HY44NE 3, NGR HY465474, description

Point of Cott Chambered Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitehistoricengland.org.uk

Winterbourne Monkton long barrow — Historic England

Historic England · 2024 · Historic England

SU094709, 30 m mound, WHS buffer

Millbarrow (Winterbourne Monkton Long Barrow)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteshetlandamenitytrust.co.uk

Catpund — Shetland Amenity Trust

Shetland Amenity Trust · 2023 · Shetland Amenity Trust

Quarry and standing stone description

Catpund Quarry and Standing Stone

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Ormaig — Canmore

HES Canmore · 2023 · Canmore

Canmore NM80SW 31, six outcrops, forest context

Ormaig Rock Art

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitearchaeologyorkney.com

Point of Cott, Westray — Archaeology Orkney

Archaeology Orkney · 2023 · Archaeology Orkney

Description, erosion, and former dimensions

Point of Cott Chambered Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1986 · UNESCO

Horslip Long Barrow

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1986Open source

Websitecanmore.org.uk

Knowe of Lairo — Canmore

HES Canmore · 2024 · Canmore

Canmore record HY39NE 5, chamber plan

Knowe of Lairo Chambered Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteportal.historicenvironment.scot

Knowe of Lairo, long cairn E of Hullion — Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland · 2024 · HES

Scheduling SM1300 HY399279, dimensions

Knowe of Lairo Chambered Cairn

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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