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Category Archives: Argyll & Bute
Caisteal Nan Coin Dubh, Craobh Haven, Argyll
Dun: OS Grid Reference – NN 8000 0763 Archaeology & History Up above the roadside leading down the gorgeous Craobh Haven road, we not only find remains of a little-known standing stone, but we see this little-known overgrown fort that … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Duns
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Craignish, Craobh Haven, duns, earth mysteries, folklore, fortresses, forts, giants, Hillforts, Iron Age, legends, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions
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Arnabost, Coll, Argyll
Souterrain (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NM 2096 6003 Archaeology & History In Betty MacDougall’s (1966) short work on this history of the island she describes the finding and subsequent destruction of these fascinating underground prehistoric ‘houses’ (as some have … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Coll (Isle of), Scotland, Souterrains
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Coll, earth mysteries, Hebrides, Iron Age, prehistoric sites, Scotland, Scottish, souterrain, souterrains, subterranea
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Sithean Mor, Shian, Iona
Cairn Circle (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NM 2721 2371 Also Known as: Angel Hill Cnoc nar-aimgeal Sithean More Archaeology & History There have long been rumours of stone circles on the druid’s isle of Iona, but many are dismissed … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Iona (Isle of), Scotland, Stone Circles
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, cairns, druids, earth mysteries, fairies, folklore, heathens, Iona, megalithic, Megaliths, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, Samhain, Scotland, Scottish, St. Columba, Stone Circles
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Dun Toiseach, Ford, Kilmartin, Argyll
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NM 880 047 Getting Here You can see the rocky hillock ‘pon which this old dun sits from the roadside – and can approach it by either climbing up the slope, or go round t’ … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Hillforts
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, duns, earth mysteries, enclosures, forts, hill forts, Iron Age, Loch Awe, prehistoric sites, Scotland, settlements, vitrified forts, walling
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Glenrickard, Brodick, Isle of Arran, Argyll
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NS 00497 34665 Getting Here From Brodick, walk up the Glencloy dirt-track towards the friendly Kilmichael Hotel but turn off on the left shortly before hand, up another footpath, crossing the stream until you … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Arran, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Arran, Brodick, Bronze Age, burial, Bute, cairns, chambered tombs, cist, death, folklore, genius loci, ghosts, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs
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Glencreggan, Glenbarr, Kintyre, Argyll
Cairn: OS Grid References – NR 668 384 Archaeology & History An account of this tomb was reported in the proceedings of The Prehistoric Society for 1959 by assistant editor Ian Longworth. The account was as follows: “A small mound, … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, cairns, carved stones, cup-markings, death, Kintyre, Muasdale, neolithic, petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, Rock art, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs
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Townhead, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll
Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 086 635 Archaeology & History Somewhere beneath the modern cemetery and adjacent factory close to St. Mary’s church on the southern outskirts of Rothesay, right by the roadside, was once an important prehistoric … Continue reading
Achnacree, Achnacreebeag, Argyll
Chambered Cairn: OS Grid Reference – NM 9227 3636 Also known as: Achnacridhe Canmore ID 23223 Carn Ban Moss of Achnacree Ossian’s Cairn Archaeology & History Not to be confused with the Achnacreebeag chambered tomb a short distance to the … Continue reading
Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli
Tagged Achnacreebeag, antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Benderloch, Bronze Age, burial, chambered cairns, Connel, death, Lorn, neolithic, prehistoric sites, quartz, sacred sites, Scotland, tombs
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Kilchiaran, Islay, Argyll
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – NR 2043 6010 Also Known as: Cill Chiarain Archaeology & History An unusual cup-marked stone — not because it’s found in the grounds of the chapel, but because the design appears carved on a flat … Continue reading
