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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cragabus - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Islay

Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Sunday, 21 July 2002  Page Views: 7796

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cragabus
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Islay Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: NR3292445189  Landranger Map Number: 60
Latitude: 55.626702N  Longitude: 6.244324W
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
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
 4 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
 4

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Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by Creative Commons : Chambered Cairn near Cragabus Copyright Lesley Smith and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Islay

Cragabus Chambered Cairn Two miles west of Port Ellen, heading for the Oa Peninsula. Very bad parking.

Canmore site no. 37609.
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Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by nicoladidsbury : Cragabus Chambered Cairn Two miles west of Port Ellen, heading for the Oa Peninsula. Very bad parking - I just jumped out of the car, took the photo and ran. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by markj99 : Cragabus Chambered Cairn Standing Stone viewed from W. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by markj99 : Cragabus Chambered Cairn Chamber viewed from W. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Upper Cragabus
Upper Cragabus submitted by markj99 : Scattered field clearance stone on Upper Cragabus Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Upper Cragabus
Upper Cragabus submitted by markj99 : The E-W Axis across Upper Cragabus Cairn looking towards Upper Cragabus Farm. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Upper Cragabus
Upper Cragabus submitted by markj99 : The profile of Upper Cragabus Cairn with an excavated pit on the SE hemisphere.

Upper Cragabus
Upper Cragabus submitted by markj99 : Upper Cragabus Cairn on the edge of a pine forest.

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by Bladup : Cragabus chambered cairn.

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by Bladup

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by kelpie : The sites now sadly overgrown (the parking hasn't improved either)

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by Creative Commons : Chambered Cairn near Cragabus Copyright Euan Nelson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

Cragabus
Cragabus submitted by Creative Commons : View of chambered cairn looking north towards Old Shieling Copyright Lesley Smith and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

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 657m SSW 201° Upper Cragabus* Cairn (NR32654459)
 858m NNW 337° Cornabus Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR32644600)
 2.6km NW 309° Frachdale* Chambered Cairn (NR31054693)
 2.6km N 354° Carragh Bhan* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR32834781)
 2.7km NW 314° Coille A'chnoic Mhoir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR31094721)
 3.2km NW 326° Dun A'chail* Stone Fort or Dun (NR31274796)
 3.3km NNW 338° Kintra (Islay) Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR319483)
 3.8km SW 234° Glac A` Charraigh* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR2975443158)
 4.3km ENE 75° Branhunisary* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR37134603)
 4.3km E 81° Port Ellen* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR372456)
 4.5km WNW 284° Gleann Bun An Easa* Misc. Earthwork (NR2863146542)
 5.4km E 79° Torradale Standing Stone* Chambered Tomb (NR383459)
 5.6km ENE 72° Kilbride* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR38384657)
 5.9km E 86° Laphroaig (Druim Mor) Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR388452)
 6.1km ENE 78° Achnancarranan* Stone Row / Alignment (NR38954606)
 6.3km ENE 75° Ballynaughton* Chambered Cairn (NR39074646)
 6.6km E 79° Druim Mor Guide Stone* Marker Stone (NR3953346040)
 6.7km ENE 78° Lagavulin N* Stone Row / Alignment (NR39544621)
 6.8km E 80° Druim Mor (Lagavulin)* Cairn (NR39714592)
 8.2km ENE 76° Dun Dearg Stone Fort or Dun (NR41004664)
 10.9km ENE 69° Cnoc Rhaonastil Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR434485)
 11.2km ENE 70° Clachan Cean Ile* Standing Stones (NR43684832)
 12.0km ENE 67° Ardilistry* Stone Circle (NR44264919)
 14.0km ENE 63° Kildalton Cross* Ancient Cross (NR4580250830)
 14.8km NW 323° Port Charlotte* Chambered Cairn (NR2482957613)
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Re: Cragabus by markj99 on Saturday, 10 July 2021
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ADMINS There are 4 photos of Upper Cragabus (submitted by me) erroneously included in this listing. They are already included in the Upper Cragabus page. Mark
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Re: Cragabus by davidmorgan on Monday, 03 December 2012
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    Re: Cragabus by markj99 on Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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    It is possible to park in a farm lay-by at Lower Cragabus if you ask permission. This allows a more relaxed exploration of the cairn. I have posted the google maps view of the lay-by and cairn below.

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