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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dervaig SSE - Stone Row / Alignment in Scotland in Isle of Mull

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dervaig SSE Alternative Name: Glac Mhor, Dervaig C
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Mull Type: Stone Row / Alignment
 Nearest Village: Dervaig / Achnadrich
Map Ref: NM4385951655  Landranger Map Number: 47
Latitude: 56.586652N  Longitude: 6.173271W
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.
3 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
4

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SandyG visited on 4th Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Limited car parking is available at NM 43989 51626. The row is clearly visible from the parking area.

NickyD visited on 1st Jan 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Richard13 visited on 1st Aug 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

DrewParsons nicoladidsbury tom_bullock have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A 50' row of three stones in Mull, one of which is now a gatepost and an anchor for some wire fencing. The stones, two of which seem to be broken, are aligned approximately NNW-SSE, and have heights from 3'3" to 4'3". Early records indicate a 3'7" high fourth stone but this cannot now be located.

Update October 2019: This alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Dervaig, SSE, which includes a description, a plan of the row from a recent survey carried out in June 2016, photographs of the alignment and the individual stones, access information and a list of online resources for more information.

The row is also recorded as Canmore ID 22117, who carried out an emergency survey of the site in 1942-43. The typescripts can be downloaded by clicking here (Emergency Survey/Rescue Project).
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Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by postman : Site in Isle of Mull Scotland (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : A later drystone wall incorporates one of the orthostats. The wall also overlies the quarry dump. View from north. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dervaig SSE submitted by Megalithicmatt : Taken from the SW-ish. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by postman : Site in Isle of Mull Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dervaig SSE submitted by postman (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dervaig SSE submitted by cosmic : West stone from North

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Dervaig SSE submitted by cosmic : Dervaig from South-East

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : Plan of the Dervaig SSE stone row. Original surveyed at 1:200 by Sandy Gerrard.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : View from the south west.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : View from above and east highlighting the rocky outcrop that blocks the view towards the sea (Scale 1m).

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : View from above and east. The rocky outcrop and quarry are visible beyond. The position of the row means that views from it are restricted. Extensive views are available within a few metres.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : View from the south west (Scale 1m).

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Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : The stone row denotes the edge of a prominent scarp formed by quarry waste. View from south east.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by SandyG : Views towards the nearby sea are completely blocked by the rocky outcrop west of the row. View from the east.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by NickyD : image Dervaig Image copyright: stonesearcher, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by Bladup : Dervaig SSE stone row.

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Dervaig SSE submitted by postman : Site in Isle of Mull Scotland

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Dervaig SSE submitted by cosmic : Dervaig from South

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Dervaig SSE submitted by cosmic : Dervaig from East

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Dervaig SSE submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Isle of Mull: Dervaig Upper Burial Grounds Alignment - detail of the apparent cup mark on the rear of the main stone

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Isle of Mull: Dervaig Upper Burial Grounds Alignment showing an apparent cup mark on the rear of the main stone

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Dervaig SSE submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Isle of Mull: Dervaig Upper Burial Grounds alignment - Oct 2008

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Isle of Mull Scotland: Dervaig Upper Burial Grounds alignment at NM439517 in October 2008

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by nicoladidsbury : Dervaig SSE, all tied up. This stone is used as part of a fence, and all tied up with wire. Over the wall, there is a flat plaform, which looks man made, and has views down into the valley. A very good defensive position.

Dervaig SSE
Dervaig SSE submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM.

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 202m NE 41° Priest's Well (Dervaig)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NM440518)
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 1.7km SSE 163° Torr Aint* Hillfort (NM44265005)
 1.9km SSW 206° Torr A'chlachain, Mull Hillfort (NM42945000)
 3.1km W 275° Dun Auladh Round Cairn (NM40815212)
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 4.8km W 278° Dun Mhadaidh* Stone Fort or Dun (NM39145260)
 5.4km W 273° Calgary* Stone Row / Alignment (NM38495231)
 5.5km N 352° Glengorm* Stone Row / Alignment (NM43475713)
 6.1km NNW 346° Dun Ara* Stone Fort or Dun (NM42725771)
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 7.1km W 265° Calgary Pier Stone Fort or Dun (NM36705151)
 7.1km W 280° Allt Cill Chriosd Stone Fort or Dun (NM36885328)
 7.1km SSW 211° Tobar Ninian* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NM3976545784)
 7.6km SSW 212° Torr Damh* Cairn (NM39434544)
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Re: Dervaig SSE by Andy B on Monday, 11 October 2010
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Standing Stones, Glac Mhor, Dervaig: On Glac Mhor, 850m ESE of Dervaig and 400m S of NM45SW 4, there are four stones, three of which (A - C on plan) are approximately on a line running NNW and SSE. Stone A, which is now embedded in a dyke, is 1.07m high and 0.8m by 0.5m at ground-level. Although it was originally taller, stone B is now 1.3m high and measures 0.65m in breadth by 0.6m in thickness. Stone C is a shattered block 1m high and 1.15m by 1.1m at the base. The fourth stone (D) forms one side of a gate-way through the wall and is probably not in its original position; it measures 1.1m in height and 0.8m by 0.8m at the foot.

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=22117
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Re: Dervaig SSE by nicoladidsbury on Saturday, 18 October 2008
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The stones look much better now they are free of the barbed wire :)
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Re: Dervaig SSE by DrewParsons on Saturday, 18 October 2008
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The wire was removed from the main stone when I visited the site in October 2008. I spent some time searching for the alignment near the lower cemetery before I discovered that up the road was another burial ground and 30 metres south of that was the alignment. What looks like a cup mark appears on the rear of the largest stone.
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