Publication drawing; Temple Wood SW circle, upright stone, showing spiral decoration. Photographic copy.
SC 414614
Description Publication drawing; Temple Wood SW circle, upright stone, showing spiral decoration. Photographic copy.
Date 16/7/1986
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 414614
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of DC 13253 P
Scope and Content Temple Wood, Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute Temple Wood was excavated by J G Scott between 1974-9. His work revealed the remains of a smaller and earlier stone circle to the north-east of the main ring and a series of burials previously unknown. Decorative designs were found during excavation on two of the 22 upright stones on the northern side of the south-western circle. The significance of this design, a spiral pattern spread over two faces of the stone is unknown. This is one of a series of impressive prehistoric monuments situated in the Kilmartin Valley. Built for burial or ritual purposes they would have provided a focus for the whole community. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Scale 1:10
External Reference Inv. Fig. 140 D
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