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Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Sunday, 22 August 2004 Page Views: 15156
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: CultoonCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Islay Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Portnahaven
Map Ref: NR19565697 Landranger Map Number: 60
Latitude: 55.724717N Longitude: 6.467956W
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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Driving towards the circle from the south, we spotted the main standing stone and parked near some large stones by the edge of the road - dont do this!, the farmer is becoming very fed up with people clambering over his fences. Drive a further 100 yards up the road to park in a small layby - you can walk straight to the stones - no fences to climb.
The stone circle has been excavated, and the present conclusion appears to be that the circle was never completed - local tradition says the clans involved in its construction fell out.
It is a very hard site to photograph. About 50m west of the circle is a 15m wide mound. This mound appears to be a chambered cairn, the farmer confirmed that it may well be a burial mound of some sort.....
Read more in the comment at the bottom of this page. Also see Canmore ID 37233 and The Northern Antiquarian's page for Cultoon, Portnahaven, Islay, Argyll.
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