Achnabreck

Ungraspably large, the first carved outcrop you come across here is one to boggle at. Yes, there’s fences, but see my entry on Cairnbaan for why I think they’ve done things quite well here. There’s no steps to go over the fence as there are at Cairnbaan, but I think the general idea is that you can hop over to be close – just take the fence as a reminder to be careful.

Walking back down to the car park, the present path gave the distinct impression of heading towards the hill at Cairnbaan (which can be seen from the upper groupings of carvings at Achnabreck). I got a strong sense that these two sites relate to each other, possibly as part of a system of tracks, and possibly as kind of ‘gateway points’ into the ritual landscape proper in the Kilmartin Glen to the north.