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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ri Cruin - Rock Art in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by andy_h on Tuesday, 11 March 2003  Page Views: 6618

Rock ArtSite Name: Ri Cruin
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR825971  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.116956N  Longitude: 5.500251W
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.
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
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SandyG visited on 15th Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

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

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3.5

Ri Cruin
Ri Cruin submitted by andy_h : Axe head carvings on cist at Ri Cruin Cairn, Kilmartin Valley, Argyll. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring marks or other Rock Art in Argyll

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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 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)

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

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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

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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.

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

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

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 51m ENE 65° Ri Cruin* Cairn (NR8254897119)
 453m WNW 300° Cnoc-an-teallaidh* Cist (NR82129735)
 460m W 272° Poltalloch Cist* Cist (NR82049714)
 538m NNW 335° Bruach-na-cuirte* Cist (NR82309760)
 607m NNE 30° Nether Largie Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NR8283197610)
 638m E 99° Baluachraig Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8312696966)
 692m NNE 22° Nether Largie standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR82799773)
 741m N 7° Temple Wood S* Stone Circle (NR8263197830)
 771m N 9° Temple Wood N* Stone Circle (NR8265997856)
 854m ESE 107° Dunchraigaig Cairn* Cairn (NR8330796811)
 894m NNE 21° Nether Largie South* Chambered Cairn (NR8286097920)
 953m SSW 198° Rowanfield Cist* Cist (NR8216096208)
 1.1km SE 128° Ballymeanoch Rock Art* Rock Art (NR833964)
 1.1km SE 126° Ballymeanoch Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NR83379641)
 1.1km NW 305° Ballygowan Rock Art* Rock Art (NR8162097782)
 1.1km SE 124° Ballymeanoch Kerb Cairn* Cairn (NR8339596429)
 1.1km NNE 21° Nether Largie Lost Cairn* Cairn (NR82979815)
 1.1km SE 133° Ballymeanoch Henge* Henge (NR83319628)
 1.3km ESE 123° Ballymeanoch Cairn* Cairn (NR83529637)
 1.3km NNE 21° Nether Largie Mid* Cairn (NR8303798309)
 1.3km SSW 197° Rowanfield Cottage* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR82059585)
 1.4km WSW 237° Poltalloch House Rock Art* Rock Art (NR813964)
 1.4km NW 306° Dun Ballygowan Stone Fort or Dun (NR814980)
 1.5km WNW 295° Barr A Chuirn Cairn (NR812978)
 1.5km NNE 19° Nether Largie Cup Marks North Rock Art (NR83059847)
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