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Salachary Stones, Kilmartin, Argyll

Posted on September 16, 2018 by megalithix

Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – NM 8405 0403 Also Known as: Canmore ID 22831 Getting Here Roughly halfway between the staggering standing stone at Kintraw and the farmhouse of Salachary a coupla miles east along the A816 road to Kilmartin, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, Standing Stones | Tagged airts, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Ardfern, Argyll, Bronze Age, Ford, heritage, Kilmartin, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, Standing Stones, stone rows | 1 Comment

Dun Dubh, Ford, Argyll

Posted on September 6, 2009 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NM 8640 0479 Also Known as: Canmore ID 22821 Getting Here From Ford village, take the track that goes uphill (west) running near the edge of the forest-line. Keep going until you hit the top of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Hillforts, Scotland | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, duns, fire rituals, Ford, forts, Halloween, Hillforts, Iron Age, Kilmartin, Loch Awe, paganism, pagans, prehistoric sites, ritual sites, Samhain, Scotland, traditions | Leave a comment

Ford, Kilmartin, Argyll

Posted on October 7, 2008 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – NM 868 035 Getting Here Although I describe this site in association with the township of Kilmartin, it is in fact several miles north of there – but I reckoned that if I say it’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli | Tagged Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, burial, cairns, cist, Ford, Kilmartin, Loch Awe, prehistoric sites, Scotland, tomb, tumulus | Leave a comment

Dun Chonallaich, Ford, Argyll

Posted on October 3, 2008 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NM 8544 0366 Getting Here There’s two real ways to get up here: one from the Oban-Kilmartin roadside; the other from Ford village. I’d go for the latter as it avoids the traffic. Walk up the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Hillforts, Scotland | Tagged alignments, antiquarian, Archaeology, Argyll, dun, earth mysteries, folklore, Ford, fortress, heritage, hill fort, hillfort, history, Iron Age, Kilmartin, kingship, leys, Scotland | Leave a comment

Creag a’ Chapuill, Ford, Kilmartin, Argyll

Posted on September 30, 2008 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS grid reference – NM 855 024 Getting Here Dead easy! From Kilmartin go north towards Oban and turn right a mile onwards, to Ford and Loch Awe. Keep on the tiny road for about 2 miles and if … Continue reading →