Region : Highlands Island : Skye Town or village : Kilmarie Grid Reference : NG 543 176 Period : Prehistory Na Clachan Bhreige STONE CIRCLE

The three standing slabs of the stone circle, guarded by a Highland cow. They are of white quartzose sandstone and 1.5m, 1.8m and 2m in height (in the photo, the highest is the leaning, central one). A fourth prostrate stone lies to the south. It is a pillar of red grit, 3.5m in length and only 50cm in breadth. The stone circle, probably a four-poster one, is small in size (less than 7m in diameter). During excavations in 1860, a black polished stone resembling a small pestle was dug up from within the circle. The name Na Clachan Bhreige means 'The False Stones' (men turned to stones according to a local legend).

Other stone circles ------------------ Achmore Auchagallon Aviemore Balbirnie Balnuaran of Clava (Clava) Broomend of Crichie Burgh Hill Callanish Callanish II Callanish III Callanish IV Clachan an Diridh Corrimony Croft Moraig Cullerlie Fortingall Fowlis Wester Gask Girdle Stanes Glassel Glenquicken Glenterrow Lagmore West (Upper Lagmore) Lamlash (Blairmore Glen) Leys of Marlee (Ardblair) Lochbuie Loupin' Stanes Lundin Farm Machrie Moor 1 Machrie Moor 2 Machrie Moor 3 Machrie Moor 4 Machrie Moor 5 Machrie Moor 6 Monzie Moss Farm Road Na Clachan Bhreige Pobull Fhinn Ring of Brodgar (Brogar) Sandy Road (Scone) South Ythsie Stones of Stenness Temple Wood Torhousekie Twelve Apostles Other sites in the Highlands ---------------------- Achavanich Aviemore Balnuaran of Clava (Clava) Borve Camster Long Camster Round Camus nan Geall Chambered Cairn Camus nan Geall Standing Stone Carn Liath Clach Mhic Mhios Cnoc Freiceadain North Cnoc Freiceadain South Coille na Borgie South Corrimony Craig Phadrig Dun Ardtreck Dun Beag Dunbeath Dun Dornaigil Dun Ringill Dun Telve Dun Troddan Garrywhin (Cairn o'Get) Gask Learable Hill Mid Clyth (Hill o'Many Stanes) Na Clachan Bhreige Ord North Ord South Portnancon (Laid) South Yarrows South