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Multi-periodSite Name: Glendaruel Churchyard Alternative Name: The Kilmoden Stones; Clachan Of Glendaruel; Marshall Barr LapidariumCountry: Scotland County: Cowal Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Dunoon Nearest Village: Strachur
Map Ref: NR9951984165
Latitude: 56.008373N Longitude: 5.217307W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Anne T visited on 21st Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Kilmodan Stones, Glenaruel: Also known as Clacahn of Glendaruel and the Kilmodan Stones
Our second visit of the day, and another lovely spot by the River Ruel. We parked by the now deserted (almost derelict) hotel in Kilmodan village, and walked down towards the church, which is Georgian and very Church of Scotland inside.
The Lapidarium is situated to the south west of the churchyard, nearer to the river. The church guide leaflet says that the Lapidarium was formerly the mausoleum of the Campbells of Auchenbreck, roofed in as a Lapidarium. In 1970, the stones were moved from the graveyard into this building.
“The stones are 14th and 15th century and are of the Loch Awe school of carvers. The stone is schistose and the quality of the stone suggests if would have come from local quarries. In comparison to the other West Highland schools the workmanship is clumsy. In addition, the Loch Awe slabs were never inscribed. So we do not know the names of the patrons commemorated. There are 11 stones in the Lapidarium with number 6 being renowned as the finest example of the Loch Awe School. Stone 11 is the grave slab of Donald McCloy who was minister in Kilmodan from 1609 to 1636.
The bright light streaming into the Lapidarium made at this time of the afternoon made it difficult to photograph the stones properly, despite Andrew trying to block the light out, and me kneeling on the floor to avoid the direct sunlight.
There is a cup and ring marked rock mentioned on the map near to the hotel, although we were unable to find it.
There is a small enclosure built for housing the grave slabs that have been collected from the local area. You can get to this by entering the Churchyard and following the path to the back of the Churchyard, it is signposted from the main road.
For more information see Canmore site no. 39961, Canmore site no. 275206 and Historic Scotland Kilmodan Sculptured Stones.
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