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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: AchnancarrananCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Islay Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Village: Laphroaig / Lagavulin
Map Ref: NR38954606 Landranger Map Number: 60
Latitude: 55.637778N Longitude: 6.149706W
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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markj99 visited on 19th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Achnancarranan Stone Row is one of several sites on or near the track which lead N out of the track beside Lagavulin Car Park. Lagavulin, Druim Mor, Achnancarranan and Ballynaughton can all be accessed from this point for a c. 3 mile walk mostly on a farmtrack. I did encounter the problem of Beef Cattle occupying Lagavulin Stone and the track through the field.
SandyG visited on 19th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 A visit to this row can be combined with a trip around the Lagavulin Distillery. Parking is available at NR 40348 45757. From here follow the track north and then west to NR 39370 46232. Turn left and follow the track to stone row. Other standing stones can be visited enroute.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3
This alignment of three stones is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for the Achnancarranan Stone Row, which includes a description, photographs and a plan of the row. See also the SRoGB's entry for Sea Views at Achnancarranan, which discusses and illustrates the sea views which are visible from this row. More information is recorded as Canmore site no. 37581.
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page on this site - see their page for Achnancarranan, Islay, Argyll, which includes directions for finding these stones together with a brief archaeology & history.
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