Temple Wood, Nether Largie & Dunchraigaig Cairn | Kilmartin Glen

Explore Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, one of Scotland’s richest prehistoric landscapes, as I uncover more than 5,000 years of history hidden in plain sight. In this video, I visit the Nether Largie Standing Stones, the Temple Wood Stone Circles and Dunchraigaig Cairn. We examine mysterious cup marks that may suggest some stones were reused, possible alignments with the sun and moon, ancient burial practices and the changing role of these monuments over thousands of years. Temple Wood was used for ritual ceremonies and burials for around 2,000 years, from the Neolithic period into the Bronze Age. I also crawl beneath the enormous capstone at Dunchraigaig Cairn, a roughly 4,000-year-old burial monument where Scotland’s earliest known animal carvings—including two red deer—were discovered. This journey through Scotland’s prehistoric past is filled with strange carvings, astronomical possibilities, burial chambers, ancient symbolism and plenty of unexpected sheep. If you enjoyed this exploration of Scotland’s hidden history, please like the video and subscribe to Boots On The Ground for more historical adventures. Edited timestamps 00:00 – Exploring the Nether Largie Standing Stones 00:40 – Mysterious cup marks: Were these stones reused? 02:25 – Possible solar and lunar alignments 03:30 – Imagining Neolithic ritual and ceremony 06:05 – Meeting the true guardians: The sheep of Argyll 06:25 – Male and female symbolism? The “Burly Man” and “Slender Lady” 08:15 – Temple Wood Stone Circles: 2,000 years of ritual and burial 12:15 – The mystery of the inward-leaning trees 13:50 – Investigating the central cist burial 15:20 – Stones, the sky and the sacred landscape 16:55 – Visual reconstruction of a Neolithic fire ritual 20:10 – Dunchraigaig Cairn: A 4,000-year-old burial monument 21:30 – Crawling inside in search of Scotland’s earliest known animal carvings #Scotland #KilmartinGlen #AncientHistory