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Looking straight u[p the Kilmartin Glen. The cairn is quite a bit bigger than Canmore suggests going by its footprint.
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In the distance, near the house, is the chamber cairn.
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Looking towards the ancient fort, how far? not far, in reality quite far – caused not by distance.
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The north west, one or two bits of cairn material popping through.
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the south side, in the trees beyond the battered Achnashelloch cairn.
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The top of the cairn, main road and track less than 100m away and still one of hardest sites to get to.
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An ancient textile which gives a unique insight into Iron Age Scotland is to go on display for the first time.
The remains of a prehistoric chariot wheel have been discovered at the site of a new Highland golf course.
The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement “of considerable significance” were uncovered during the development of a new road, archaeologists said.
The best bit of preserved wall on the north east.
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Good description, good photos.
Looking east, the water behind is the Crinan Canal.
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The view inside of the suspicious hole, filled with fallen stones.
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The south wall heads west. Scarba, the island with the hill.
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To me, the line suggests another possible entrance and a definite change of builder.
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At some points the wall is over 3.5m in width.
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Looking down on top of the the possible souterrain.
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Excellent notes and photos with a lady in the hole.
The possible souterrain, very unlikely and no old lady with old fashioned clothes stuck in the hole. (see Canmore link)
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As normal, a walkers cairn on top of the north east section.
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The north east side of the entrance, with walls continuing.
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