Attempts are made to reconstruct the geometry of the main circle as well as the astronomical and calendrical potential of the whole site.Copyright © 2020. This Original Artwork in a glass frame is £39.99 + Postage (Just whatever it costs), and is 18 cm x 12 and a half cm. A slightly older and smaller site was confirmed close by to the north of the stone circle: originally a setting of posts, early in the 4th millennium BC it was in process of conversion to a stone circle when dismantled before completion. Simple discussion points focus pupils’ attention on what they can see and encourage pupils to interpret this evidence. Temple Wood Stone Circle, Kilmartin: Address, Temple Wood Stone Circle Reviews: 4.5/5
Temple Wood Stone Circle Loop from Kilmartin is an easy hike. Temple Wood S submitted by Bladup Templewood stone circle. A slightly older and smaller site was confirmed close by to the north of the stone circle: originally a setting of posts, early in the 4th millennium BC it was in process of conversion to a stone circle when dismantled before completion. Detailed maps and GPS navigation for the hike: "Temple Wood Stone Circle Loop from Kilmartin" 01:34 h 6.13 km
In its primary phase the main site was a freestanding stone circle, probably built later in the 4th millennium: one of the uprights was carved with spiral and another with ring ornament.
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Excavations at Temple Wood between 1974 and 1980 disclosed a long and complex history. Originally there was a circle of 22 stones. Temple Wood Stone Circles sit at the centre of this palimpsest prehistoric landscape, and the site as a whole is one of the most complex and visually impressive. The addition of an outer bank of stones completed the process. In 1929, the South-West Circle was briefly excavated by J. H. Craw, at which point only one stone of the North-East Circle was visible. TEMPLE WOOD STONE CIRCLE 2 HIstorIC sCotland education How to use this resource This resource is designed to enable teachers or parent helpers carry out a simple investigation of the stone circle in Temple Wood. The circle is about 40 feet (twelve metres) in diameter. An apparent modification was the insertion of dry walling between the stones, with an entrance to the east. The cist in the centre and possibly a nearby cremation seem to mark the change from ritual to burial use.
Two short cist burials, one containing a Beaker, and each with its own reveled cairn, were placed outside the circle to the north and west. Excavations at Temple Wood between 1974 and 1980 disclosed a long and complex history. The drystone wall was thrown down and upright interval slabs were inserted between the standing stones and across the entrance.
The beautifully placed stone circle at Temple Wood in the Kilmartin valley. Temple Wood Stone Circle, Kilmartin Valley, Argyll. Cremation burials under kerb cairns within the circle, with an increase in size to the surrounding bank to conceal both cairns and interval slabs, ended prehistoric use of the site early in the 1st millennium BC. J. G.