Moss Farm Road Stone Circle

Isle of Arran, United Kingdom

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle (or Machrie Moor 10) is the remains of a Bronze Age burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of stones. It is located near Machrie on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.

The cairn and stone circle is situated 3 miles north of Blackwaterfoot on the west side of the Isle of Arran. Around 1 kilometre to the east are the Machrie Moor Stone Circles, and this circle is sometimes known as Machrie Moor Circle 10.

The cairn has been robbed for stone, and a modern fence and a farm track have cut through the north side of the site. It was once surrounded by a complete circle of stones with a diameter of 23 metres, but many have been removed. The kerb now consists of seven upright stones, around 1 metre high with at least five more large stones now on edge.

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Founded: 1800-1600 BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in United Kingdom

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User Reviews

Eric Termeulen (14 months ago)
Wonderful to experience, you dive straight into history

Martina M. (2 years ago)

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Patrick Van calck (2 years ago)
Very beautiful stone circles more or less 4000 years old. In fact there're several. Some solitary, some in a circle and even a double circle. And at the very and the most famous three standing stones. As an extra there's also a ruine from an old farm. Worth while to go if you have a wee bit time left. There's not much anything else so you really are going for the stones.

Christopher Mcgill (2 years ago)
Great little area and easy accessible

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