Poltalloch Cairn

Sadly this cairn or barrow isn’t in the same league as some of its near neighbours in the Kilmartin area. Luckily, I spotted the site, to the east, when clambering down the hill from the Poltalloch Cists, Standing Stone etc.

At 21m wide and almost 1m tall it is probably more likely to be a barrow than cairn, just like its little mentioned friend at Ballymeanoch. (stone rows, henge and kerb / chamber cairns are the neighbours)

However some stone content does poke through, at least one stone is on edge, others are on the way to being covered in turf.

At least you can get to the site without standing in the bog and it’s easily spotted.

The track back to car at Poltalloch Lodge had become flooded, so it was back via the cists, standing stone I’d visited on the way.

Visited 12/04/2024.