Moss Farm Road Stone Circle Explained

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
Map Type:Scotland North Ayrshire
Coordinates:55.5419°N -5.3294°W
Type:Kerbed burial cairn
Public Access:Yes

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 .

Description

The cairn and stone circle is situated 3 miles north of Blackwaterfoot on the west side of the Isle of Arran.[1] Around 1 kilometre to the east are the Machrie Moor Stone Circles, and this circle is sometimes known as Machrie Moor Circle 10.[2]

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/places/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_022 Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
  2. Book: Burl, Aubrey . Aubrey Burl

    . Aubrey Burl . 2005 . A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany . Yale University Press . 114 . 0300114060.