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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by DavidHoyle on Thursday, 01 June 2023  Page Views: 1244

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Isle of Gigha
Map Ref: NR6607454042
Latitude: 55.723154N  Longitude: 5.726587W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 5 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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Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone submitted by DavidHoyle : Looking towards Jura (NW). (Vote or comment on this photo)
A standing stone beside the road on the north end of the island of Gigha. This stone has been moved and re-erected since prehistoric times however it's interesting that the top of the stone is angled at about the same angle as the setting moon. There are also amazing views of Jura.
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Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone submitted by DavidHoyle : Top of the stone looking towards Jura. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone submitted by DavidHoyle : Panorama looking towards Jura. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone submitted by DavidHoyle : Looking from the stone West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone submitted by DavidHoyle : Closeup of the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone
Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone submitted by DavidHoyle : Top of the stone with Jura in the background.

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Re: Cnoc nan Gobhar Stone by Andy B on Wednesday, 31 May 2023
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Hello David, thanks very much for posting this, it's not on the OS map. Has been re-erected so difficult to claim alignments but the angle of the top is interesting as you say. Going on front page tomorrow.

Canmore says:
https://canmore.org.uk/site/88434/gigha-cnoc-nan-gobhar
The stone is part of a post and wire fence on the W side of the public road which runs along beside the W facing slope of Cnoc nan Gobhar and lies opposite the Kintyre Inventory site No 249 enclosure. The stone is 1.2m high by 2OOmm by 250mm. There are some horizontal marks on the SW edge of the stone. Local sources say that the stone was found in the nearby field by 'Dumpy' McNeill and used as a fence post. This stone may be part of the ogham stone at St. Cathan's Church (NR64NW 2). [ https://canmore.org.uk/site/38529/gigha-cnoc-na-carraigh ]

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