Scotland Puzzle

Stacks and Stanes


By Kay Glasgow Stone abounds in Scotland's scenery. Brochs, cairns, crannogs, duns, standing stones and supernatural rock formations are yours to discover. Watch your step as you unscramble the stoney sights in this puzzle tour of Scottish geological and archaeological wonders. If you're rocky or stumble, most clues have a placename to look up using the map link below. From there, you are within a stone's throw of the answer!

1 Hill o' Many Stanes SW from here KCWI
2 old man of basaltic rock S of Rigg SRROT
3 cairns SE of Culloden LAVAC
4 black basalt isle of Fingal's Cave FSATFA
5 Ailsa Craig granite's best stones? UCNGILR
6 old Norse settlement near Sumburgh SRFHALJO
7 standing stone circle S of Braescleit AHNASCLLI
8 sea stacks at John o' Groats NUYBDCNAS
9 old Orcadian housing scheme (5,4) EARARSAKB
10 supernatural area NW of Staffin RIINUGQA
11 megaliths,cairn and more; Kilmartin EALOACLHYMNB
12 known as the "Granite City" BEERNDAE

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If you want a map to locate any placenames used in clues or answers go here and type in the name under GB placenames.

More puzzles can be found at Scotland Puzzle in the archive.

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