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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ri Cruin - Cairn in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by caradoc68 on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 11353

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ri Cruin
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR8254897119  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.117148N  Longitude: 5.499496W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
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Catrinm visited on 1st Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The OS reference in The Old Stones is incorrect

SandyG visited on 15th Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

coin visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Fantastic site!

jeffrep visited on 1st Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

SolarMegalith visited on 28th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4

custer visited on 13th Oct 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Tucked away in a little grove a nice little site.

markj99 visited on 30th Apr 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Ri Cruin Cruin is notable for two large exposed cists on the N & S Arcs of the cairn. I wasn't aware of the difficult to spot axehead carvings in the S cist at the time of my visit.

macd visited on 10th Sep 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Visited Sep 2007 and Sep 2014

Richard13 visited on 1st Oct 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.11 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.89

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by caradoc68 : This lovely cairn dates from the Bronze Age and is pretty new when it comes to the Kilmartin landscape. Hidden away in some trees just of the beaten track with its two kist's, this Cairn has a lot to offer with its large Kist's and its rock art of axeheads and possibly a caving of a boat in one of these kists !!. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle / Round Cairn in Argyll

This lovely cairn dates from the Bronze Age and is pretty new when it comes to the Kilmartin landscape. Hidden away in some trees just of the beaten track with its two kists, this Cairn has a lot to offer with its large Kists and its rock art of axeheads and possibly a caving of a boat in one of these kists!!

This cairn is recorded as Canmore ID 39456, which adds that the cairn sits about 6 feet above the level of the surrounding marsh. Today the cairn is largely reconstructed, and is sited 200 metres south of Ri Cruin and can be accessed by a signposted path from the public highway. The Canmore record contains a detailed description and a publication account from 1985.
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Ri Cruin submitted by h_fenton : Ri Cruin cairn. 9 April 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ri Cruin submitted by h_fenton : Photograph of a cist at Ru Cruin cairn showing some of the pecked axes on the side slab of the cist. 9 April 2013 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ri Cruin submitted by h_fenton : Detail photograph showing pecked axe head shapes on a side slab of a cist at Ri Cruin cairn. 9 April 2013 (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ri Cruin submitted by andy_h : Axe head carvings on cist at Ri Cruin Cairn, Kilmartin Valley, Argyll. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilmartin Valley, Ri Cruin Cairn
Kilmartin Valley, Ri Cruin Cairn submitted by PaulH : Kilmartin Valley, Ri Cruin Cairn exterior view NR 825971

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by SolarMegalith : Cist of Ri Cruin cairn measures 1.25 x 0.62m (photo taken on April 2013).

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Ri Cruin submitted by SolarMegalith : General view of Ri Cruin cairn (photo taken on April 2013).

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Ri Cruin submitted by caradoc68 : This is a Plaster of Paris, copy. Taken from the inside of the kist at Ri Cruin, Kilmartin Glen is a wash with this kind of rock art along with cup-makes. The plaster of Paris copy is in the West Highland Museum in Fort William.

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Ri Cruin submitted by macd : Notice Board Ri Cruin 2014

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Ri Cruin submitted by Aska : The 3 concierges of the Ri Cruin wood.

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Ri Cruin submitted by Aska : The capstone of the cist and the horseshoe-shaped cairn.

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Ri Cruin submitted by SandyG : View from north east. (15th April 2015).

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Ri Cruin submitted by SandyG : View from south west. (15th April 2015).

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Ri Cruin submitted by SandyG : View from south east. (15th April 2015).

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Ri Cruin submitted by SandyG : Cist on southern edge of the cairn. View from east. (15th April 2015).

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Ri Cruin submitted by SandyG : Axe head carvings on the western edge slab. (15th April 2015).

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Ri Cruin submitted by coin : Axes

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Ri Cruin submitted by coin : Front cist

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by coin : Found this bony little fellow starving in the front cist and rescued him.

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Ri Cruin submitted by coin : Front cist

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by jeffrep : Largely reconstructed, the Bronze Age Ri Cruin Cairn was originally over 60 feet in diameter with kerbstones on the south and east. There are two cists with huge slabs inside the cairn and one outside. The west end slab of the outer cist is decorated with eight carved axehead shapes, for which this site is particularly well-known. Ri Cruin Cairn is located off the B8025 (which is off the A816) in ...

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Ri Cruin submitted by Bladup : Ri Cruin.

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by Bladup : Ri Cruin, You can see the Axe carvings inside the cist in this photo.

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by custer : Great little wooded grove with cairn in centre.

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 51m WSW 245° Ri Cruin* Rock Art (NR825971)
 485m WNW 295° Cnoc-an-teallaidh* Cist (NR82129735)
 507m W 269° Poltalloch Cist* Cist (NR82049714)
 540m NNW 330° Bruach-na-cuirte* Cist (NR82309760)
 566m NNE 27° Nether Largie Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NR8283197610)
 596m ESE 102° Baluachraig Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8312696966)
 656m NNE 19° Nether Largie standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR82799773)
 715m N 4° Temple Wood S* Stone Circle (NR8263197830)
 744m N 6° Temple Wood N* Stone Circle (NR8265997856)
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 988m SSW 200° Rowanfield Cist* Cist (NR8216096208)
 1.0km SE 131° Ballymeanoch Rock Art* Rock Art (NR833964)
 1.1km SE 128° Ballymeanoch Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NR83379641)
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 1.1km NNE 19° Nether Largie Lost Cairn* Cairn (NR82979815)
 1.1km SE 135° Ballymeanoch Henge* Henge (NR83319628)
 1.1km WNW 303° Ballygowan Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8162097782)
 1.2km SE 125° Ballymeanoch Cairn* Cairn (NR83529637)
 1.3km NNE 19° Nether Largie Mid* Cairn (NR8303798309)
 1.4km SSW 198° Rowanfield Cottage* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR82059585)
 1.4km WSW 237° Poltalloch House Rock Art* Rock Art (NR813964)
 1.4km NNE 17° Nether Largie Cup Marks North Rock Art (NR83059847)
 1.4km NW 305° Dun Ballygowan Stone Fort or Dun (NR814980)
 1.5km NNE 19° Nether Largie North* Cairn (NR8309098470)
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