Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail

Nearest town:
Campbeltown (49km E)
OS reference:
NR31014765
OS sheet:
60
Latitude:
55° 38' 51.71 N
Longitude:
6° 16' 33.69 W
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Image of Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

There are cup marks on the capstone, difficult to see sorry :-(

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drewbhoy Sep 12, 2018
Image of Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking south west, in the valley there is a standing stone and a chamber cairn, a nightmare to reach.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 12, 2018
Image of Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking over Laggan Bay towards Port Charlotte, also just visible is another sacred site, Bruichchladdich Distillery.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 11, 2018
Image of Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking west, the cairn has a cist and a reasonable kerb.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 11, 2018
Image of Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking north east over the cairn and the cist towards Islay airport and in the far distance, the Paps Of Jura.

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drewbhoy Sep 11, 2018

Articles

Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 16, 2019

The walk from Dun A Chail west to the cairn at Cnoc Mor Ghrasdail comes in three sections. The first is easy enough except for the steepish climb up to the level overlooking the fort, next comes a wee flat bit before a climb amongst trees/bramble bushes which eventually is ended by a fence. From here head to the top of the hill bouncing on the spongy heather. Hot work considering the temperature.

Once at the top views are stunning, north to Port Charlotte, the Paps of Jura are clearly visible to the east, south is the Oa and to the west the Atlantic.

The cairn stands at over 10m wide and is 1m tall at its highest. The probable cist cover remains in the centre of the site with its debatable cup marks still in place. Canmore suggest that this might have been an anvil at some point. Also on the site is a climber’s or shepherd’s cairn. I counted at least 10 stones of the kerb still in place.

Another truly stunning location.

Visited 1/8/2018.

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