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Image of Cringravel (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The wind farm will come in handy, in a good way, the next time I’m here.

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Image of Cringravel (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Part of the chamber, Oban A Chlachan in the background.

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Image of Cringravel (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The marker cairn overlooks the chamber cairn, Eaval in the distance.

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Cringravel

Cringraval is described by Erskine Beveridge as a chamber cairn and I wouldn’t disagree. The entrance is in the east between two standing slabs with the chamber slabs still standing though maybe not in their original place. What remains of the houked cairn sits at 10 x 9m wide and almost 1m tall. Add a few years and the Iron Age folks might have used the cairn as an enclosure or roundhouse. Magnificent all round views on a sunny day from the highest point in the area.

We parked at the entrance to the turbine offices, opposite the start of the B894 and headed west up the wee hill. Not really steep but full of wee holes.

Visited 20/7/2019.

Cringravel

Visited 28.5.12

Directions:
Park in the large lay by opposite the A867 / B894 turning.
All you have to do then is walk straight up the steep hill – about a 5 minute walk.
You need to step over one fence. The cairn is not visible from the road.

Canmore states this is a ‘probable cairn’ – to my untrained eye it is a definite cairn!

The cairn has been dug into and now consists of 6 large stones with many smaller ones scattered about. This is an ideal spot for a cairn; the highest point in the area and giving great views all around.

Canmore states:
‘The grass covered remains of this probable cairn measure 10.5m x 9m, surviving to a height of 06m. Several large slabs of stone lie nearby and are possible spoil from the chamber. Numerous other stones were found outside the probable entrance to the east side of the cairn’.

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