Crinan Moss

Nearest town:
Lochgilphead (8km ESE)
OS reference:
NR8147194876
OS sheet:
55
Latitude:
56° 5' 47.7 N
Longitude:
5° 30' 49.73 W
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Images

Image of Crinan Moss (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Look very closely, other features might be spied beneath the water. Snorkel next time :-)

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 2, 2024
Image of Crinan Moss (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

This gives, I think, the best view of the top of the slab.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy May 2, 2024
Image of Crinan Moss (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking east, if you where there you could just about see some of the slabs.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 26, 2024
Image of Crinan Moss (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The stone in the middle is the top of a slab on the south side.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
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drewbhoy Apr 26, 2024

Articles

Crinan Moss

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 2, 2024

We’ve all seen cairns, waded across to cairns, climbed up to cairns, walked miles to cairns – sometimes with lots to see, sometimes with very little to see.

This cairn is a bit of everything except you can hardly see it as most of is in a small loch beneath the water. However what you can see is the top of a slab and when the wind calms down you can just about make out the side slabs of a chamber or cist.

In Aberdeenshire we have had a lot of rain this year, it appears to be same over in the west – will have to take a snorkel next time.

If heading across the B8025 – Crinan Moss road, there is a crossroads, head west. The road has a little kink, stop there, plenty room to not obstruct any traffic. A cairn covered in water sits to the north.

Worth a visit, probably in drought conditions.

Visited 10/04/2024.

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