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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carragh a'Ghlinne Alternative Name: CraighouseCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Jura Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Map Ref: NR5128566490 Landranger Map Number: 61
Latitude: 55.827369N Longitude: 5.972823W
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 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.
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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