Moss Farm Road Stone Circle (or Machrie Moor 10) is the remains of a

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burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of stones. It is located near

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on the

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The cairn and stone circle is situated 3 miles north of

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on the west side of the

.Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
Historic Scotland, accessed 1 May 2014 Around 1 kilometre to the east are the

Machrie Moor Stone Circles Machrie Moor Stone Circles is the collective name for six stone circles visible on Machrie Moor near the settlement of Machrie on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Description Six stone circles are visible on the moor immediately east of the derelict ...

, and this circle is sometimes known as Machrie Moor Circle 10. The cairn has been robbed for stone, and a modern fence and a farm track have cut through the north side of the site. It was once surrounded by a complete circle of stones with a diameter of 23 metres, but many have been removed. The kerb now consists of seven upright stones, around 1 metre high with at least five more large stones now on edge.

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*{{Historic Environment Scotland, num=SM90222, desc=Moss Farm,cairn 870m WNW of Archaeological sites in North Ayrshire Stone circles in North Ayrshire Historic Scotland properties in North Ayrshire Scheduled monuments in Scotland Isle of Arran