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Pete Crane
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Stravaiging & posting about Scotland's great outdoors, ancient & modern, & other stuff .. inc life in the #Cairngorms

Director Mountaineering Scotland & MBA vmo
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There are thought to be about 50 #ClavaCairn style tombs within 80km of Inverness; Delfour, SW of Aviemore, built so ‘it is orientated to point SW where the sun would set at midwinter’ #TombTuesday

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To the front right of the picture is the 2.65 metre high outlying stone. The mid distance is filled with the outer circle of stones that formed the edge of the large, 32m diameter, burial cairn that once sat here.
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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This afternoons #sunset, a colour filled end to our 7hours 54min & 12secs of daylight in the #Cairngorms
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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There are thought to be about 50 #ClavaCairn style tombs within 80km of Inverness; the ‘much robbed’, yet beautifully atmospheric, Carn Daley, northwest of Drumnadrochit, is one of them #TombTuesday

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Large outlying stone stands in rough grassland in the centre of the picture with the remains of the raised ring cairn behind it.
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Tonight's quite nice #sunset in the #Cairngorms
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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And Ferntower in Crieff, Perthshire ...not on a foggy day #StandingStoneSunday
January 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Croft Moraig is said to be a complex multi-phase site with three phases of construction from timber to stone ‘horseshoe’: stunning #StandingStoneSunday

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Ten large stones, the tallest over 2 metres, in grassland, with sheep in the rising farmland beyond
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Amazing range of #sunrise colours over the last three days in the #Cairngorms
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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This mornings #sunrise over #BynackMore in the #Cairngorms
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Still frozen and at it's beautiful best, #LochGarten in the #Cairngorms early this morning.
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Another coloured filled #sunrise in the #Cairngorms this morning
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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Colourful #sunrise start to my day in the #Cairngorms
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Mountain Aid is returning with another Skills for the Hills Day to be held at Stirling University on 7 March.

The day will bring together hillwalkers, climbers, and outdoor organisations for a full programme of inspiring talks...

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Free Skills for the Hills Day on 7 March
Mountain Aid is returning with another Skills for the Hills Day to be held at Stirling University on 7 March. Search and Rescue Dog (Photo: SARDA Southern Scotland) The day will bring together ...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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There are thought to be about 50 #ClavaCairn style tombs within 80km of Inverness; Aldourie close to Loch Ness is said to be one #TombTuesday

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A circle of boulders in the overgrown field edge, with a mature beech tree at the right-hand side
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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Today, in the #Cairngorms, it was 14 degrees C warmer than two days ago ..... and the thick ice at #LochGarten is on the melt.
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Another view of the MacLeod Stone on the Isle of Harris, Scotland

#StandingStoneSunday

Local legend says it's the hammer of a giant that broke when she tried to smash a limpet!

So it's known locally in Gaelic as 'Ord Bhairnich' - limpet hammer

📸 Me

#archaeology #photooftheday #folklore 🏺
A standing stone in a rocky grassy hillside overlooking the sea, with mountains in the distance
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Another day out with friends enjoying the snow in the #Cairngorms ... #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Making the most of the low lying snow again today in the #Cairngorms ... looks like it will be on the melt by Monday
#NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Full of beauty ... todays slide in the #Cairngorms ... #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Clearly a long way to go before we exhaust the possibilities ... out again today skiing from home in Nethy Bridge in the #Cairngorms ... #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Winter really is with us ...out again today with friends exploring Laggan Hill in the #Cairngorms ... #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Winter seems to be with us for a while longer ... out today enjoying the trails around Glenmore in the #Cairngorms ... #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Out again today with friends making the most of winter in the #Cairngorms ... #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Machrie Moor 2 , Isle of #Arran … the surviving large stones range from 3.7m to 4.9m in height … ‘well big’. #StandingStoneSunday

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Three large standing stones rough farmland, with the tallest at nearly five metres high … rolling hills of north Arran in the background.
January 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Felt like we had Inshriach in the #Cairngorms to ourselves today …. #NordicSkiing #XCountrySkiing
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Out with friends today enjoying the fresh snow in the #Cairngorms .... so, so fortunate to ski from home #XCountrySkiing #NordicSkiing
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM