<< Our Photo Pages >> Clochkeil - Stone Row / Alignment in Scotland in Argyll
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: ClochkeilCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Campbeltown
Map Ref: NR6577824456 Landranger Map Number: 68
Latitude: 55.457732N Longitude: 5.706169W
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 16th Mar 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Permission must be sought to visit this stone row. The stones now stand in the middle of the Macrihanish Dunes golf course and visitors should seek permission at the Club House Car at NR 65908 24231. When visited in 2017 permission was readily given with a smile. Head north from the club house following the main path for about 240m.
For more information see Canmore site no. 38405.
Update October 2019: This row is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Clochkeil, which includes a description, a plan of the row from a recent survey carried out in March 2017, photographs, access information and a list of online resources for more information.
The alignment is also recorded on the West of Scotland Archaeological Service (WoSAS) as WoSAS Pin 2997 (Clockeil, Kintyre, Standing Stones).
The SRoGB asks visitors to note: "Permission must be sought to visit this stone row. The stones now stand in the middle of the Macrihanish Dunes golf course and visitors should seek permission at the Club House Car at NR 65908 24231".
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