<< Our Photo Pages >> North Connel Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in Scotland in Argyll
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: North Connel BarrowCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Oban Nearest Village: North Connel
Map Ref: NM90923471
Latitude: 56.458026N Longitude: 5.394877W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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This barrow stands on an elevated site sheltered by mature trees and looks down onto Loch Etive where it meets the sea.
The site is 120 metres ESE of the Loch Nell Hotel in North Connel, a small housing scheme backs onto it and various footpaths pass it.
The barrow is covered in young bluebells, trees and brambles and several rabbits have set up home.
It measures 12.2 metres in diameter by 2 metres in height and appears to be composed of earth and gravel.
If you can imagine the site without the houses and Connel bridge this location would have been stunning the sun rising behind Ben Cruachan and setting beyond Mull and the Etive flowing below.
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