Auchagallon Stone Circle

Auchagallon Stone Circle or Auchengallon cairn is the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of fifteen stones. It is located near Machrie on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR89293464).

Auchagallon Stone Circle

Auchagallon Stone Circle
Alternative name	Auchengallon Cairn
Location	Isle of Arran
Coordinates	55.559789°N 5.342810°W / 55.559789; -5.342810
Type	Kerbed burial cairn
History
Periods	Neolithic / Bronze Age
Site notes
Ownership	Historic Environment Scotland
Public access	Yes
Scheduled monument
Official name	Auchengallon Cairn
Type	Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Designated	7 July 1994
Reference no.	SM90023

Description

The cairn and stone circle is situated on a slight ledge of a west-facing slope,^[1] overlooking Machrie Bay.^[2] The circle comprises fifteen blocks varying in height from 0.5 metres to 2.3 metres. The stones are of red sandstone, except two which are a pale grey granite. The circle has a maximum diameter of 14.5 metres.

In the centre is a large stone cairn. Antiquarians digging here in the 19th century found a burial cist in the centre, although there are no records of any other remains. Although the monument is now called a stone circle, it was probably built as a kerbed cairn.^[2]