I went to Machrie Moor to have a look at the very impressive stone circles. It was gloriously sunny and warm for October. The wild grasses were in autumnal golden hues and wind-beaten, lichen-encrusted Hawthorns (Crataegus monogyna) were thickly laden with pillar-box red berries.
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| Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
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| Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
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Of the many standing stone circles on the site, the most impressive are three red sandstone slabs; ranging from 3.7 to 5.5metres in height; which were erected nearly 4000 years ago. At the time these stones were erected, Scotland was a very different place wildlife-wise. Much of Britain's long-lost megafauna still roamed the wilder areas: species such as Moose, Aurochs (now extinct worldwide), Boar, Lynx, Brown Bears, Wolves and Beavers.
I visited the abandoned cottage nearby and disturbed a male Pheasant (
Phasianus colchicus) which appeared to be injured.
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| Roof slates
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| Machrie Bay
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I walked along the coast from Machrie Bay to Drumadoon, and on the way I found a collection of stacked pebble sculptures, stopping briefly to make some of my own.
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| Cleiteadh nan Sgarbh with The Doon in the distance
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