Cnoc nan Gobhar

Nearest town:
Campbeltown (33km SSE)
OS reference:
NR6612153909
OS sheet:
62
Latitude:
55° 43' 19.37 N
Longitude:
5° 43' 28.7 W
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Image of Cnoc nan Gobhar (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

North west part of the cairn, Jura in the distance.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 9, 2025
Image of Cnoc nan Gobhar (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Fairly decent pic looking towards Gigha’s south, south side of the cairn as well.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 9, 2025
Image of Cnoc nan Gobhar (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Cnoc Nan Gobhar, hill of the goat, no goats but a kerb cairn. The west side looking east to the mainland.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 9, 2025

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Cnoc nan Gobhar

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 3, 2026

Now apparently this sizeable kerb cairn doesn’t appear to be listed and I stumbled upon it quite by accident and curiosity. Wanting to see Jura/Islay and various forts/duns on the mainland, to the east, I climbed the Cnoc Nan Gobhar – hill of goats, same as the nearby standing stone. Cross the road, there is a gate/path and up the hill slightly to the north. Reasonably easy climb. I was also hoping to spy the Kinerach cist to the east. I didn’t but I did spy several fern covered mounds, one of which housed the well hidden cist.

The cairn is at least 10m wide, over 1m tall, most of the kerbs have remained in place and a lot of cairn material remains in place possibly covering a small chamber or cist.

A decent cairn, situated fairly close to two of the island’s better known cairns.

04/08/2025.

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