Tiraghoil

Standing Stone / Menhir
NM354225

Also known as:

Ardfenaig and Ross of Mull

Nearest town:

Tobermory (36km NNE)

OS reference:

NM354225

OS sheet:

Latitude:

56° 19' 14.75 N

Longitude:

6° 16' 48.1 W

Added to TMA by

nickbrand

Images (10)
Fieldnotes (3)

Images

Image of Tiraghoil (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

looking across at least two lochs to Bearraich

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jan 17, 2013

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jan 17, 2013

Image of Tiraghoil (Standing Stone / Menhir) by summerlands

Taken standing on the stone field wall, looking roughly West.

Image credit: Nicki MacRae

summerlands Jan 5, 2011

Image of Tiraghoil (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 11th August 2004: Looking east(ish).

Note how flooded the field was. This was bad weather for visiting stones.

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer Jul 29, 2005

Taken 11th August 2004: Nice fury lichen!

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer Jul 29, 2005

Taken 11th August 2004: Looking approximately north towards Loch Caol.

Image credit: Simon Marshall

Kammer Jul 29, 2005

Image of Tiraghoil (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Sarcassy

Image credit: sarcassy

Sarcassy May 28, 2005

Image of Tiraghoil (Standing Stone / Menhir) by notjamesbond

Tiraghoil from the road

notjamesbond Jul 22, 2004

Image of Tiraghoil (Standing Stone / Menhir) by nickbrand

Looking south

nickbrand Apr 22, 2003

Looking to the east

nickbrand Apr 22, 2003

Articles

Tiraghoil

Standing Stone / Menhir

CARL Sep 16, 2013

Visited 2.8.13

Another standing stone right next to the road to Iona (A849)

You can gain access to the field where the stone stands through a gate.
The stone stands on the brow of a hill and is about 2.5m tall.

I can’t comment on the views due to the mist and rain.
I am sure I would have stayed longer had the weather been kinder!
Still, this is without doubt a good stone to visit when in the area.

Tiraghoil

Standing Stone / Menhir

Kammer Aug 4, 2005

Visited 11th August 2004: Tiraghoil was the second stone we came to heading east. I left the others in the car (the rain had subsided a bit) and made my way to the stone. This is a large lump of rock, much bigger than Fionnphort. It has quite a presence to it. With the weather as it was the stone did a good job looking immoveable (sort of, “I ain’t budging!“). The lichen hair might have been what suckered me into thinking of the stone as human.

Tiraghoil

Standing Stone / Menhir

nickbrand Apr 22, 2003

This stone is in a field just off the Fionnphort road. It is aligned N-S, and has no markings or carvings, and stands just over 2m tall. Magnificent views all around!