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Photo Gallery |
| V 824 663 (Pub.) | Diameter 10.8m (Pub.) |
| Visited Aug 1998 |
Yes, there really is a stone circle in
there somewhere.
Also known as Lohart, Tuosist stands in the garden of a house by the R571, as
the circle has been disturbed it is not possible to tell if this was a plain
ring or an Irish multiple stone circle. We counted five circle stones standing,
one fallen, a possible sixth lying within the circle and a small boulder near
the centre which may be the remains of a boulder burial. With the exception of
the SW stone, all of the circle stones are slab-like and the two standing to the
north are rectangular with flat tops. Two of the circle stones have been split
by frost, and one of these standing at the south has the wide, low form that
axial stones in multiple or five stone circles often have. Given its domestic setting, we
suspect that Tuosist has suffered a lot of disturbance over the years and its
original form can only be guessed at today. Unfortunately it was impossible to
take an overall picture of Tuosist because of the tree and the many ornamental
shrubs growing within the circle.