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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achnagoul 1
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Inverary
Map Ref: NN061056  Landranger Map Number: 56
Latitude: 56.203377N  Longitude: 5.127496W
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.
5 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.
3 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
3

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Achnagoul 1
Achnagoul 1 submitted by MickM : View looking southeast across the cairn towards Douglas Water. The remains of this Clyde type chambered cairn are about 45metres long by 11metres wide but it has been truncated around the edges by ploughing. It is situated on farmland at about 120 metres above sea level. Access is along the track to Achagoul farm from the A831 (ask permission), then up the hill towards the woods. Achnagoul 2 is in... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Argyll

The remains of this Clyde type chambered cairn are about 45metres long by 11metres wide but it has been truncated around the edges by ploughing. It is situated on farmland at about 120 metres above sea level.

Access is along the track to Achagoul farm from the A831 (ask permission), then up the hill towards the woods.

Achnagoul 2 is in the woods & can be reached (with difficulty) from the track behind the gate.
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Achnagoul 1
Achnagoul 1 submitted by postman : 30.10.08 on a beautiful afternoon (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnagoul 1
Achnagoul 1 submitted by MickM : View of the main chamber looking northeast. It consists of 2 compartments, the inner retains its capstone, the outer is beyond. The entrance has a pair of portal stones, but there is no trace of a façade. The large stone outside the entrance is not thought to be in situ. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnagoul 1
Achnagoul 1 submitted by MickM : Detail of the badly damaged lateral chamber looking southwest. To the right is a large trench running down the centre of the cairn left by Phene when he excavated the site in 1871. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NN0505 : The settlement of Achnangoul by Patrick Mackie
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NN0505 : Achnagoul from the south by Patrick Mackie
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NN0605 : Sheep grazing in the heavy grass by C Michael Hogan
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NN0605 : A burn at the edge of the farmland of Achnagoul by Alan Reid
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