|
 Log in |
Register
|
|
Kilmartin Area: Latest Posts |
Previous 10 | Showing 31-40 of 1,498 posts. Most recent first | Next 10 
Creagantairbh (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
|
Right next to the road, just north east from Glennan and its various sites. Fantastic stones, oh for the re-erection of the very tall fallen stone. Plenty cairns nearby, so my feet will visit this area again in the reasonably near future. Visited 07/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy24th July 2023ce |
Glennan Cairn 2 (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
|
A wee jump from the bigger next door cairn will see you land on a cairn that is over 6.5m wide and almost 1m in height. Also like its neighbour there has been some houking to the centre. Hints of a kerb remain. Overlooked by most, but another part of this countryside's jigsaw. Visited 07/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 24th July 2023ce |
Glennan (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
|
Straight up the track from the road and you'll walk straight into the standing stone. It appears to have been included in a ruined dry stane dyke, which will be very old as well. Superb views for this 2.2m tall stone, plenty sites nearby for the next visit. Visited 07/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 24th July 2023ce |
Glennan Cairn (Cup Marked Stone) — Fieldnotes |
|
Slightly to the east of Glennan 1 is a cup marked slab (there appears to be lots of cup marked slabs in the area, another visit required). Nine cup marks can be seen, three are slightly larger. Visited 07/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 22nd July 2023ce |
Glennan Cairn 1 (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
|
Head east on the B840, just north of Kilmartin, and pull in at the second track track heading south. If you can get a reasonable run and can jump the gate, you'll land on the cairn. Surrounded by wonderful scenery and prehistory Cairn 1 sits at over 11m wide being 1.5m tall. It has been houked revealing a probable cup marked cist cover at the centre of the site. Several kerbs remain in place. Next to road, open the gate, no need to jump. Visited 07/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 22nd July 2023ce |
Gariob (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
|
Gariob is a fairly easy cairn to find, just behind the cottage of the same name. I was given permission to park on the track just before the cottage. Follow this track for approximately 100m and jump the dyke into the field to the south. The branches of a tree cover the site. It is a well shaped cairn being 8m wide and 0.7m tall. Sadly the well made cist had been completely covered by fallen branches and damaged by tree roots. These tree roots had also nudged some of the kerbs. If these trees hadn't there, a clear view of Loch Sween would be seen. Still, a nice place on a nice Spring day. Visited 06/04/2023 |
Posted by drewbhoy 18th July 2023ce |
Rowanfield (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
|
A day that started with the superb Galleried Dun at Druim An Duin ended up at the Rowanfield Standing Stone. From Kilmartin I took the A816 south then the B8025, signposted Crinan / Tayvallich. Take the first minor road heading west, then take the first farm track at Fasgadh, just before Mheall Cottage. Plenty room to park at a now defunct quarry. Follow the track uphill until a clearing, the standing stone is straight ahead. It stands at 2.6m high. If the trees weren't there it's a fair chance you could see down into the Kilmartin valley. A nice way to finish the day. Visited 04/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 10th July 2023ce |
Ballymeanoch Barrow (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Fieldnotes |
|
To my complete surprise I spied a barrow, almost next to the A816. It must have been huge in its original condition as it still is 30m wide and still has a height of over 1m. As usual, field clearance has been dumped on top. Not much to see, the site is grass covered, I found the site fascinating, so fascinating I jumped the dyke and walked back to Kilmartin to catch up with A & B. I'd forgotten about the henge, I'll visit that in 2024. Yet another part of the jigsaw. Visited 04/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 10th July 2023ce |
Ballymeanoch Cairn (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
|
Next to the stone row is an excellent wee kerb cairn, with some decent kerbs or teeth (as I call them) in the place. Yet again, my thoughts travelled to another place in Scotland, this time to Aberdeenshire, where I live, and the excellent Clune Recumbent Stone Circle. (T also mentioned this as in Temple Wood) The RSC has a decent kerb cairn next door, just like here, it also has a very decent boulder cairn reasonably close, about the same distance to my next stop - the lesser spotted barrow. Visited 04/04/2023. |
Posted by drewbhoy 10th July 2023ce |
Ballymeanoch — Fieldnotes |
|
I followed the path to the stone row or stone rows, 4 and 2, another excellent site complete with rock art. My thoughts went instantly to the stone rows on Islay and Jura. As with all of the valley's sites there is plenty nearby so a good look round is essential. I looked over the kerb cairn, and to my surprise spied what looked like the flattened remains of a massive cairn or barrow. To the wee kerb cairn first. Visited 04/04/2023 |
Posted by drewbhoy 10th July 2023ce |
Previous 10 | Showing 31-40 of 1,498 posts. Most recent first | Next 10 
Top of page