Castle Sween

Nearest town:
Lochgilphead (16km ENE)
OS reference:
NR71847954
OS sheet:
62
Latitude:
55° 57' 16.42 N
Longitude:
5° 39' 19.06 W
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Image of Castle Sween (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

A well shaped cairn in a nice place, pity about the farm machinery.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 14, 2023
Image of Castle Sween (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking north east, interesting stone, cist cover perhaps.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 14, 2023

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Castle Sween

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jul 21, 2023

I left my car at the entrance to Castle Sween and walked back up the minor road until I was beyond Castle Sween cottage. Cross a flat field to the west, then make the tricky but short descent to the field below. Look north and the grass covered cairn will be seen.

A lovely well shaped site, 7m wide and 1m tall. Kerbs remain on the south arc, two large boulders on their side on the west could be the remains of a chamber, a large slab on the east might be a cist cover, it might belong to west slabs or it simply might have been dumped there. it would be nice to think it was a capstone to a small chamber.

A lovely site on a lovely evening.

Visited 06/04/2023.

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