Machrie Moor, on the west side of Arran, is soaked through with archaeology going back 5,500 years.
A very obvious feature of the moor is the group of six stone circles set very close together.
Circle 5 consists of two concentric circles of granite boulders on a sloping mound. It's a little reminiscent of the Torhousekie stone circle near Wigtown. There are 15 stones in the outer circle, about 18 metres (60 feet) in diameter, and 8 in the inner circle, about 12 metres (40 feet) in diameter.
See also: Machrie Moor 1, Machrie Moor 2, Machrie Moor 3, Machrie Moor 4, Moss Farm Road Cairn
1/3 The eastern arc of the inner and outer circles. Stones of three other circles can be seen on the moor in the background.
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Nearby Sites
0km Machrie Moor 1 Stone Circle
0km Machrie Moor 2 Stone Circle
0km Machrie Moor 3 Stone Circle
0km Machrie Moor 4 Stone Circle
0km Moss Farm Road Cairn Kerb Cairn
(NB: All distances are as-the-crow-flies. Lochs, mountains and beautiful winding roads will make it further. Sometimes much further.)