<< 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 CCountry: 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:
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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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
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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