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The cairn and stone circle is situated 3 miles north of Blackwaterfoot on the west side of the Isle of Arran. [1] Around 1 kilometre to the east are the Machrie Moor Stone Circles, and this circle is sometimes known as Machrie Moor Circle 10.
The Isle of Arran [7] (/ ˈ æ r ən /; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi).
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.
Machrie Stone Circle 2. Machrie Moor 2 (grid reference) is the most visually striking of the circles on Machrie Moor. [1] This circle has a diameter of 13.7 metres, and may originally have consisted of seven or eight tall sandstone slabs, three of which survive intact, while stumps of others may be seen. [9]
[citation needed] In 2017, the Arran Geopark Project erected a marker stone to indicate the significance of Hutton's discovery and its location (map reference: NR936521) [9] Later in 1787 Hutton noted what is now known as the Hutton Unconformity at Inchbonny, Jedburgh, in layers of sedimentary rock visible on the banks of the Jed Water. [10]
North America is currently not represented with a regional geopark network in the Global Geoparks Network, such as the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network. With the lack of active UNESCO Global Geoparks in the United States, the Canadian Geoparks Network represent the North American geoparks movement in international conferences and regional meetings.
The Holy Island or Holy Isle (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean MoLaise) is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of central Scotland, inside Lamlash Bay on the larger Isle of Arran. The island is around 3 kilometres (1 + 7 ⁄ 8 mi) long and around 1 kilometre (5 ⁄ 8 mi) wide. Its highest point is the hill Mullach Mòr.
The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.They are situated within 40 metres of each other, and stand on a ridge 120 metres above the sea in a clearing in a forest, overlooking Whiting Bay to the south.