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<< Text Pages >> Dun Ballygowan - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Argyll

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Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Ballygowan
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR814980  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.124525N  Longitude: 5.518645W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Dun Ballygowan
Dun Ballygowan submitted by Creative Commons : The map shows a fort or dun on top of this outcrop of rock in the hills west of Slockavulin. Copyright Patrick Mackie and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NR8197 : Rock outcrop on Ballygowan Fort by Patrick Mackie
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NR8198 : Ballygowan Fort from the south-east by Patrick Mackie
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NR8198 : Ballygowan Fort from the south by Patrick Mackie
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NR8198 : Inside Ballygowan Fort by Patrick Mackie
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NR8198 : Rocky outcrop on Ballygowan Fort by Patrick Mackie
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 967m SE 129° Cnoc-an-teallaidh* Cist (NR82129735)
 982m ESE 111° Bruach-na-cuirte* Cist (NR82309760)
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 1.3km E 94° Temple Wood N* Stone Circle (NR8265997856)
 1.4km E 98° Nether Largie standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR82799773)
 1.4km SE 126° Ri Cruin* Rock Art (NR825971)
 1.4km WNW 292° Dun Loch Michean Stone Fort or Dun (NR801986)
 1.4km SE 125° Ri Cruin* Cairn (NR8254897119)
 1.5km E 90° Nether Largie South* Chambered Cairn (NR8286097920)
 1.5km ESE 102° Nether Largie Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NR8283197610)
 1.6km E 82° Nether Largie Lost Cairn* Cairn (NR82979815)
 1.6km S 181° Poltalloch House Rock Art* Rock Art (NR813964)
 1.6km SSW 198° Kilchoan* Chambered Cairn (NR8083596488)
 1.7km ENE 76° Nether Largie Mid* Cairn (NR8303798309)
 1.7km ENE 71° Nether Largie Cup Marks North Rock Art (NR83059847)
 1.7km ENE 71° Nether Largie North* Cairn (NR8309098470)
 1.9km SSE 154° Rowanfield Cist* Cist (NR8216096208)
 2.0km ESE 118° Baluachraig Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8312696966)
 2.1km ENE 61° Glebe Cairn* Cairn (NR8330098930)
 2.1km NE 50° Upper Largie Burial Chamber or Dolmen (NR831993)
 2.2km ENE 65° Kilmartin Churchyard (Lapidarium)* Sculptured Stone (NR8344898839)
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