Rubha Cladh Eoin

Also known as:
Loch Sween and Port Lunna
Nearest town:
Lochgilphead (9km ENE)
OS reference:
NR76128600
OS sheet:
55
Latitude:
56° 0' 52.46 N
Longitude:
5° 35' 32.12 W
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Image of Rubha Cladh Eoin (Promontory Fort) by drewbhoy

The fort is behind the trees, we landed in the small bay.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
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drewbhoy May 18, 2025

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Rubha Cladh Eoin

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drewbhoy Apr 9, 2026

After another attempt had been made on Corr Eilean’s cairn, the wind once again providing problems for anchoring, Captain Allen and Vice Admiral Drew decided to head north east back up Loch Sween. Plenty of sites to be seen on both the ridges and shorelines of the loch. Either side has a lot of duns, forts and cairns.

Our landing point would be Rubha Cladh Eoin, bird’s cemetery peninsula. The fort is situated at the southern end of the small peninsula and can almost be seen from Tayvallich.

Luckily the loch isn’t very deep at Port Lunna and wellington boots did rest. These peacful invaders made their way to fort’s north east section to find the entrance which almost crosses the peninsula. Either side of entrance provides the best remains, walls still exist being almost 2.5m tall and in some parts almost 1m high. Nature provided the rest of the defences for this well placed, at the time, fort. Inside the fort has green patches of grass as well as dead foliage, any possible hut circles yet bto be found.

After a good look and splash around it was back to sailing duties and the short trip back to Tayvallich.

Visited 10/04/2025.

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