Standing Stones (Prehistoric Site)

Nether Largie Standing Stones, arranged in a letter X composed of four menhirs, arranged in pairs an approximately 70 metres apart, with a single menhir in the middle. Around which are seven smaller stones and one fallen one. Another menhir is one hundred metres to the northwest leading towards the circle. Alexander Thom toured this site with Magnus Magnusson in 1970 in a BBC television documentary called "Chronicle : Cracking the stone age code". He suggested that "gave so much information that it must be regarded as one of the most important, if not the most important sites in Britain". He clarified his hypothesis that it was a lunar observatory for predicting eclipses. (Wikipedia)

More information www.britainexpress.com/scotland/Strathclyde/ancient/nether-largie-stones.htm

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Jörg, Karp Panta, Marco F. Delminho, Jean-pierre Hartmann and 51 other people have particularly liked this photo

72 comments - The latest ones

Marie-claire Gallet ^club

Superb capture of this intriguing place, Roger *****************

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Marie-claire Gallet ^club

Thank you Marie-claire, a fascinating experience.

4 years ago.

* Didier 85 *

Les mystères de cette époque...
Bien vu Roger !

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to * Didier 85 *

Thank you Didier, an intriguing place.

4 years ago.

Jeff Farley ^club

A magical capture Roger.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Jeff Farley ^club

Many thanks Jeff, it felt like a magical place.

4 years ago.

Martin Humphreys

Great work Roger

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Martin Humphreys

Thank you Martin, Kilmartin Glen is really special.

4 years ago.

HappySnapper ^club

It's all in the stones Rog, all in the stones.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to HappySnapper ^club

Cheers mate, Kilmartin glen has so many stones it must have taken years.

4 years ago.

Proxar ^club

!!! beautiful capture

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Proxar ^club

Really appreciated, Thank you.

4 years ago.

RatRod

Excellent shot Roger , who knows how they did it in those days - ( unless they are alien landing pads ) .

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to RatRod

Thank you Vince, Kilmartin Glen has so many stones they must have had an army of workers.

4 years ago.

Leo W ^club

impressive monuments and beautiful picture

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Leo W ^club

Thank you Leo, a mystical place.

4 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Superbement rendue..Merci pour toutes ces information très utiles .
Bonne semaine.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Very much appreciated Malik, Thank you.

4 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Magnificent shot!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you William, appreciated.

4 years ago.

Esther ^club

The sky makes the shot. Very mysterious.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Esther ^club

Very much appreciated Esther, the place had quite a mystical feel.

4 years ago.

Diana Australis ^club

Fascinating. I love the mystery of menhirs and old stones Roger. It looks very brisk and cool!
Hope you are well!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Diana Australis ^club

Thank you Diana, It was breezy but not cold & being on the west coast clouds come and go quite quickly, this is part of Kilmartin Glen which has many neolithic and bronze age remains.
Feeling fine thank you especially now the real hot weather has passed by

4 years ago.

Mackedwars ^club

Algo mágico y desconocido parece existir ahi, entre esas piedras colocadas de pie hace siglos. Los menhires, impresionante muestra megalítica. Gran foto Roger. Muy cordiales saludos de Eduardo.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Mackedwars ^club

Thank you Eduardo, A great feeling of peace and mystery around the site, Nice to have stood and touched stones erected so long ago.

4 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautifully captured; thank you for the information.
Congrats on Explore.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you Jaap, a mystical place.

4 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

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4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you William.

4 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

thats beautiful, so all

:)

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Annemarie ^club

Really appreciated Annmarie, Thank you.

4 years ago.

John Lawrence ^club

Your wonderful image has been seen and admired in Pictorials

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to John Lawrence ^club

Thank you John.

4 years ago.

Thelonious58

A nice menacing sky, great textures and composition

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Thelonious58

Very much appreciated, Thank you

4 years ago.

Pat29

Outstanding pic Roger, thought for a minute you had been out on Dartmoor

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Pat29

Many thanks Pat, actually hoping to get down to the moor once the holiday season is over.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you Frank, I have to agree however the place somehow felt calm and probably mysterious at the same time, nice to be able stand where stone age man had stood so long ago.

4 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

A beautiful image. Lovely detail, - you can almost feel the texture of the stones. Congrats on Explore hon. Well deserved

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Ecobird ^club

Really appreciated thank you The oldest thing I have ever touched I guess, not knowing how and why is so mysterious and intriguing.

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Dave Roberts 2014

Very well captured Roger, nice composition.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Dave Roberts 2014

Very much appreciated Dave, Thank you.

4 years ago.

Dave Roberts 2014

~Colour in My World~

4 years ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

Buen punto de vista.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Marije Aguillo ^club

Appreciated Marije, Thank you.

4 years ago.

Jean ^club

Beautiful detail on the stones. Kilmartin is a very special place. Did you visit the Dunadd hill fort a few miles away ?

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Jean ^club

Thank you Jean, we stayed in Kilmartin for a few days but just ran out of time to do everything, Hopefully when we return time will allow visits to the parts we missed.

4 years ago.

Josiane Dirickx ^club

Très beau cliché et partage ! beaux détails

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Josiane Dirickx ^club

Very kind Josiane, Thank you

4 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

So very interesting, Roger !

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Very kind Christiane and very much appreciated.

4 years ago.

FMW51 ^club

What a great image! Thanks for sharing!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to FMW51 ^club

Appreciated, many thanks.

4 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

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4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Ecobird ^club

Thank you.

4 years ago.

Rambonp

GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Rambonp

Thank you.

4 years ago.

Kama 56

Superbe ce site

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Kama 56

Very much appreciated, Thank you.

4 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

An impressive image of an impressive site. It is so fascinating, trying to understand the neolithic period.

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you George, The whole of Kilmartin Glen has neolithic Cairns and standing stones, It is a fascinating place.

4 years ago.

Sonja

Cool picture! I love megalithic buildings!

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Sonja

Thank you, appreciated.

4 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Merci pour ce beau partage.. Roger

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Appreciated Roland, many thanks.

4 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann ^club

Fascinating stones. A beautiful capture!
Great composition and textures.

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Rainer Blankermann ^club

Thank you Rainer, very much appreciated.

4 years ago.

Fantasyfan

That is quite fascinating

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Fantasyfan

Thank you Sanna, I thought so.

4 years ago.

Christel Ehretsmann ^club

quite nice and interesting

4 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club
has replied to Christel Ehretsmann ^club

Appreciated Christel, thank you.

4 years ago.

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