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Carragh an Tarbert Standing Stone / Menhir Image © IH Nearest Town: Campbeltown (32km SSE) OS Ref (GB):     NR656523 / Sheet: 62 Latitude: 55° 42' 26.05" N Longitude:     5° 43' 53.5" W Added by Paulus Images (3) Fieldnotes (1) Links (3) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Carragh an Tarbert Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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I can't think of much to say about this stone. It's definitely not difficult to find, and being about 2 feet from the road, it's very accessible. I got the feeling that it's placement had to be something to do with this spot being at the narrowest point of the island, but can't quite explain why. The one thing I feel I can say is this is a much nicer stone than the one at the south of the island at Cathan's Church. Shame it's been a bit broken, but it does make it a nice shape. Visited August 2006 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Hob 30th September 2006ce

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Isle of Gigha Heritage trust More info about the stone, with mention of the other ancient stones of the island, including the Bodach and the Cailleach. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Hob 11th August 2006ce

Stones of Wonder Some stuff about possible archaeoastronomical significance of the stone. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Hob 11th August 2006ce

Carragh an Tarbert on WoSAS Description of the stone courtesy of the West of Scotland Archaeology Service. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Hob 20th July 2006ce