Phobull Fhinn with its beautiful heather moorland, North Uist, Western Isles - this stone circle sta
Phobull Fhinn with its beautiful heather moorland, North Uist, Western Isles - this stone circle stands on the slope of a hill looking east over Loch Langais, with the mass of Beinn Langais in the distance. The name loosely translates as ‘Finn’s People’, a reference to the mythical warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill. The circle is composed of at least 48 stones, with a pair of portal stones forming an entrance at either end. Only one of the stones is really prominent (2.2 metres) and many have fallen. The circle is set upon a manmade terrace, made by cutting into the slope of Beinn Langais on one side and building up the slope on the other to create a fairly level platform. The circle is actually an oval shape, about 37 metres by 30 metres, with the longer side running east to west. -- source link
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