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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Alasdair Ferguson

Archaeologists discover 'ancient underground circle' on Scottish island

A geophysics survey has revealed traces of a stone or timber circle in Arran’s ancient Machrie Moor (Image: Historic Environment Scotland)

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered an underground “ancient circle” which may have been used for burial rituals hundreds of years ago on the Isle of Arran.

A geophysics survey has revealed traces of a stone or timber circle in Arran’s ancient Machrie Moor which could have come from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, according to a new report released by Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

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