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The S side… note the slightly dished top that indicates it’s been dug.

The first view of the cairn that you will see, in the distance to your left after taking the Achaleven road from the A82 and driving under the railway bridge. W side.

Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch viewed from S.

Remains of Outer Wall on S Arc of Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch.

Interior of Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch viewed from S.

Entrance in NE Arc of Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch viewed from NE.

Entrance in NE Arc of Carn Liath (Trantlemore) Broch viewed from SW.

The central cist, part of the northern arc of stones beyond, and, in the distance (not that diminutive – phone cameras, eh?) the four and two stone rows.

The stone outside the fence… visitors are gradually exposing more of it. I didn’t, of course……..

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Torbhlaren stone with ‘Torbhlaren 2’ prone in mid distance, left. Let’s make them a pair, I say!

‘Torbhlaren 2’ … packing exposed if you squint at this image. This packing has held the bottom end aloft while tilting the unsupported top end downward so it has nosed into the turf.

Perhaps this should be called Torbhlaren 2… I saw this distant shape from the gate which gives access to the standing stone, went over and saw packing now exposed by livestock erosion at the prominent end. I’m sure it’s a ‘faller’. At 16’ it’s dwarf the other stone even if securely earthfast when upright. Wish it was…

Seen from the road to the fort… I didn’t wish to intrude. Cared for in its manicured sylvan surroundings.

Located off the ardamore road, the gate is marked by a handwritten standing stone sign. 400m down the path is a sectioned off field on the left with the stone row and outlier. From this angle it reminded me of a giant hand reaching out of the soil, but I often see rocky digits if the stones are slender enough. I reckon they marked a boundary, but some suggest an astral alignment. Lovely surrounds too and a helpful farmer.

The east side of the cairn on the skyline, top centre.

The modern embellishment echoes the Paps..

Bodach stands on guard. A pilgrimage here for seafarers wishing safe passage to Jura and Southern Ireland beyond. Bless him and he will bless you.

Bodach and Cailleach watch over…

The cairn is the high point in the centre of the image. Those Paps beyond…

This, which I think is another probable cairn, overlooks the two cairns on a bluff a hundred yards north, to the east of the road. It would be a skyline feature discernable from the mainland.

Seen in the tree line clearing from the farm track that leads to the beaches at Cuddyport.

Another view of the site’s drop off, looking N, defined by the old fence posts. Beyond, in the mid distance, the island’s highest point, and, on the horizon, the Paps of Jura.