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<< Other Photo Pages >> Carragh a'Ghlinne - Stone Row / Alignment in Scotland in Isle of Jura

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 09 March 2014  Page Views: 8273

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carragh a'Ghlinne Alternative Name: Craighouse
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Jura Type: Stone Row / Alignment

Map Ref: NR5128566490  Landranger Map Number: 61
Latitude: 55.827369N  Longitude: 5.972823W
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.
2 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 20th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Parking is available at NR 52170 66255. Be careful not to obstruct any other vehicles. From here walk west along the track. In the summer access to the stones is only available through high bracken. At the time of the site visit the area around the stones which is clear of high vegetation had significant numbers of ticks. Please check your clothing regularly.

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by Creative Commons : Curragh a' Ghlinne ('Stones of the Glen') The only one of four standing stones that is still upright. Site in Isle of Jura Scotland Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Possible Stone Row on the Isle of Jura. A group of 4 stones of which only one remains standing at 2.5 metres tall.

For more information see Canmore site no. 38233.

Update October 2019: This row is featured on SandyG's Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Carragh a’Ghlinne, which includes a description, photographs of the alignment and the individual stones, a plan of the row drawn from a recent survey in August 2017, access information and a list of online resources for more information. The SRoGB notes the row has sea views.

SandyG has added a note for visitors: " At the time of the site visit the area around the stones which is clear of high vegetation had significant numbers of ticks. Please check your clothing regularly".
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Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by Creative Commons : Standing Stone, Jura Copyright Becky Williamson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Site in Isle of Jura Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG : Plan of Carragh a’Ghlinne stone row (Source: survey at 1:100 by Sandy Gerrard). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG : View from south east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG : View from south west (Scale 1m). Restricted view of the sea is visible behind the upright stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG : View from north east (Scale 1m).

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG : View from above and north east (Scale 1m).

Carragh a'Ghlinne
Carragh a'Ghlinne submitted by SandyG : View from above and north west (Scale 1m).

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