<< Our Photo Pages >> Tormore 2 - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Arran
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tormore 2Country: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Village: Shiskine
Map Ref: NR90583237 Landranger Map Number: 68
Latitude: 55.539965N Longitude: 5.320638W
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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drolaf visited on 10th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 this looks like it was a sizable cairn originally, east facing facade. It is located on a low hill overlooking the Machrie valley, and intervisible with the possible cursus on the hill to the SW.
AstroGeologist visited on 9th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 MM8 : This is the THIRD site you encounter when heading East from the Beach at Machrie. From the car park 'Machrie Moor 8' (Moss Farm Cairn Menhir/Tormore 2) is 1.55km away
Remains of a 9m oval 'Clyde Type' Cairn, now nearly totally covered in Heather. The most prominent feature is the 1.8m high Standing Stone.
Nearby is another upright stone, about 50cm tall. In 1861 flint flakes and arrowheads were dug up beneath the chamber by J. McArthur.
*Getting There ; Get the '322 bus' to Blackwaterfoot from the Ferry terminal at Brodick. It takes approx 45 minutes.
From Blackwaterfoot you can go directly to the Moor by following the A841 road which is a 5.5km walk (It took me about an hour on the way back)
Or you can take the scenic route which is 8.5km. The long way follow's the beach to Drumadoon Point, and then onto the Doon Hillfort, after exploring the Fort you walk along the beach path to Kings Caves (These part's of the journey are covered in log visits for these sites)
From the Caves you can go along the shore to Machrie Bay (which would have been shorter) but instead l followed the trail path up Torr Righ Mor (137m) and around the Pine forests on Torr Righ Beag (109m) until l reached to visitors car park. From here it's a 15 minute walk to the visitors car park at Machrie Moor.
This is the 3rd site you encounter when coming from the car park.
SandyG visited on 22nd Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Andy B visited on 25th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2
jeffrep visited on 2nd Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
AngieLake have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.4 Ambience: 4.4 Access: 3
Possible cairn with standing stones leading to it.
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