Gartnagreanoch

Nearest town:
Lochgilphead (6km E)
OS reference:
NR789903
OS sheet:
55
Latitude:
56° 3' 15.44 N
Longitude:
5° 33' 4.6 W
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Image of Gartnagreanoch (Chambered Cairn) by GLADMAN

Very unusually for the area... the site was VERY noisy at the time of my visit.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 23, 2012
Image of Gartnagreanoch (Chambered Cairn) by greywether

From the W showing facade, portal stones and chamber capstone.

Shallow crescentic facade – 6.4 x 1.2m.

greywether
greywether Jun 4, 2004
Image of Gartnagreanoch (Chambered Cairn) by greywether

The two portal stones. The one on the right (NW) is 1.7m high.

These are actually the front stones of two pairs of portal stones. The rear stones are low and covered in cairn material and vegetation.

greywether
greywether Jun 3, 2004

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Gartnagreanoch

greywether
greywether Jun 4, 2004

Anywhere else, this Clyde cairn might impress but, set amongst the gems in the Kilmartin area, it seems strangely nondescript.

Its location doesn’t help. It sits beside a forest path next to some bungalows which, on the day of my visit, had washing hanging out.

Easy to find though. Look for the Gartnagreanoch cottage signs by the roadside where there is plenty of parking space.

Visited 12 May 2004

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