Temple Wood
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.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: cist in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Temple Wood Stone Circles Park” and “Temple Wood,stone circles and cairns 330m SW of Nether Largie”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn and Ri Cruin cairn.
Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn is situated 730 feet northeast of Temple Wood.
Ri Cruin cairn
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ri Cruin cairn is situated 2,400 feet south of Temple Wood.
Nether Largie Mid Cairn
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nether Largie Mid Cairn is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Temple Wood.
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.
Temple Wood
- Categories: cist and recreation area
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.12366° or 56° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.49829° or 5° 29′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C8P4GF2+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 357860766OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q1870793
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Temple Wood” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Temple Wood Stone Circles”
- German: “Temple Wood”
- Japanese: “テンプル・ウッド”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple Wood Stone Circle and Nether Largie standing stone.
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