Temple Wood

Stone Circle

Scotland

region: Argyll
Grid Ref: NR827979, Latitude: 56.124329, Longitude: -5.496559

Temple Wood S.C Photo Richard Mudhar 1996

Spiral art on one of the kerbstones (photo Richard Mudhar 1996)Temple Wood, is in the Kilmartin Valley, an area rich in megalithic remnants. The largest stone circle contains a cist surronded by an inner ring of stones (see below), and two of the kerbstones have characteristic spiral artwork marked on them.

close-up of inner cist photo Richard Mudhar 1996

The small and incomplete northern circle started as a timber setting, dated to around 3500BC which would make this one of the earlier sites of prehistoric activity in Britain.

Nether LargieNether Largie Chambered CairnNearby are the Nether Largie chambered cairns which also have decorated stones.



Other sites nearby -


Nether Largie, Standing Stone, 0.1km, NR827978
Nether Largie , Stone Rows, 0.3km, NR828976
Ri Cruin , Stone Circle, 0.8km, NR825971
Ballymeanoch, Standing Stones, 1.6km, NR833964
Carnasserie, Standing Stones, 2.9km, NM834007
Crinan Moss , Stone Row/Alignment, 4.2km, NR808941
Creagantairbh, Standing Stone, 4.9km, NM859016
Salachary, Standing Stones, 6.2km, NM840040
Kintraw, Standing Stone, 7.1km, NM830050
Brainport Bay, Standing Stones, 15.1km, NR976952
Upper Fernoch , Stone Row/Alignment, 15.5km, NR727860
Ardachearanbeg, Standing Stone, 21.1km, NS002861
Duachy, Loch Seil , Stone Row/Alignment, 22.8km, NM801206
Inveryne , Stone Row/Alignment, 24.6km, NR915749

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Text and photographs © Richard Mudhar 1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 unless otherwise credited
Last updated 17 Oct 2000