Temple Wood Stone Circle

Temple Wood Stone Circle is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Temple Wood Stone Circle is situated near Nether Largie standing stone, as well as near Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Temple Wood and Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn.

Temple Wood

Park

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Temple Wood is an ancient site located in Kilmartin Glen, near Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. The site includes two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones about 12 metres in diameter.

Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn is situated 830 feet northeast of Temple Wood Stone Circle.

Ri Cruin cairn

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ri Cruin cairn is situated 2,300 feet south of Temple Wood Stone Circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmartin and Cairnbaan.

Kilmartin

Village

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochgilphead is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240.

Cairnbaan

Village

Cairnbaan is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. Cairnbaan is about halfway between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west. Cairnbaan is situated 4½ miles south of Temple Wood Stone Circle.

Temple Wood Stone Circle

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.12355° or 56° 7′ 25″ north

Longitude

-5.49871° or 5° 29′ 55″ west

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

9C8P4GF2+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 357838017

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Temple Wood Stone Circle and Nether Largie standing stone.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cycle of Life and Death and Welcome to Temple Wood.

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