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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rubha Na Moine - Crannog in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by caradoc68 on Tuesday, 13 December 2011  Page Views: 5035

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rubha Na Moine Alternative Name: loch nell (northern crannog)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Argyll Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Oban  Nearest Village: Kilmore
Map Ref: NM89812807
Latitude: 56.397984N  Longitude: 5.407519W
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
2 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
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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
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Rubha Na Moine
Rubha Na Moine submitted by caradoc68 : View of this crannog taken from the skull shaped rock at Loch Nell, clearly showing a causeway out to to Crannog (Vote or comment on this photo)
Crannog in Argyll

The small, un-named island situated towards the north end of Loch Nell is probably partly or wholly of artificial origin. The surface, which appears to be composed mainly of loose boulders, is now much overgrown and there is no visible traces of buildings.
The island, which is mentioned in two 14th century charters, may have been a dwelling place of the Campbells of Lochnell before the family transferred the name to their Benderloch property of Ardmucknish, which, as Lochnell House (NM83NE 2), became their principal place of residence sometime during the 17th century.
R A Smith 1873; RCAHMS 1975, visited July 1968.

As described. The island measures 30 metres E-W by 25 metres N-S. On the north side is a small boat bay.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 scale.
Visited by OS (J P) 21 May 1970.

NM 8981 2807 The artificial island at Rubha na Moine is visible as a boulder mound, densely covered with trees and bushes at the N end of the loch. This overgrowth prevented any inspection of the dry areas of this site, and it is possible that there are structural remains on the surface. The island is sub-circular, 43m in diameter. The diameter of the dry area is 23m, and the site is over 3m high from base to top. The island is situated 126m from the closest point on the modern N shore, and may exploit a naturally raised area on the loch bed, though this is difficult to ascertain. The main mound consists of large (average 0.5m diameter) and medium (average 0.2-0.3m diameter) boulders, and appears to be featureless other than a well-constructed boat noost located on the NNE side of the site. The stone mound is much larger than the area visible above water, and extends particularly to the S, where a flat area protrudes beneath the water for 20m. Only one timber was noted, at the S edge of the site, where a large oak horizontal protruded from the mound at a depth of c 1.5m. At the closest point to the island on the shore there is a small, loosely constructed stone pier, though this feature is of unknown date.
Full report has been lodged with the NMRS.
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Rubha Na Moine
Rubha Na Moine submitted by caradoc68 : Always surprises me how much archaeology there is around this small Loch !!! From its Serpent mound to its chambered cairn with the Stone circle at one end with its huge standing stone not to mention at least 13 cairns, and a few Crannogs'. There is a lot going on around this small Loch. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NM8928 : Ballygowan Farm from the north by John McLuckie
by John McLuckie
©2007(licence)
NM8927 : 'One tree bay' Loch Nell by Andy MacArthur
by Andy MacArthur
©2009(licence)
NM8928 : Ballygowan Farm and Loch Nell by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2020(licence)
NM9027 : Torr-an-tuirc cottage by Peter Bond
by Peter Bond
©2014(licence)
NM9027 : Torr-an-tuirc cottage, Glen Lonan by Peter Bond
by Peter Bond
©2015(licence)

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 517m NW 304° Skull Shaped Stone - Loch Nell* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NM8939628383)
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 1.4km NE 36° Strontoiller circle* Stone Circle (NM90672914)
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 2.2km SW 232° Serpent Mound - Loch Nell* Artificial Mound (NM880268)
 2.3km SW 230° Dalineun* Chambered Tomb (NM8799326710)
 2.4km ENE 72° Glenamachrie Cairn* Cairn (NM92132870)
 2.5km SW 222° Moleigh* Cairn (NM88082631)
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 2.7km SW 217° Cleigh* Misc. Earthwork (NM88112602)
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 3.2km SSW 208° Kilmore Cairn* Cairn (NM88172533)
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 3.3km SSW 205° Kilmore House* Cairn (NM88292515)
 3.6km NNE 26° Kilvaree standing stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NM91553124)
 3.8km S 174° Dalnacabaig* Cairn (NM90002429)
 4.1km E 87° Clachadow* Cairn (NM93932806)
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