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MuseumsSite Name: Kilmartin House Alternative Name: Kilmartin Valley, Kilmartin Glen
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR8343298890  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.133432N  Longitude: 5.486744W
Condition:
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2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Anne T visited on 18th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Kilmartin Museum: We managed to get a space in the car park. From the number of cars parked outside the museum and along the roads, we thought the place would be heaving with people (including a bus tour which had turned up), but the café was quiet and relaxing and there was only one other lady and a younger man who was with her, in the museum. The museum was small, and a bit disappointing for the £7 entry fee, but it was nicely laid out and they gave you a map of the sites to visit. The lady on reception told us we were allowed to take photographs, but as long as they were not for publication on the internet. I bought 4 postcards and “In The Footsteps of Kings” book of walks around the Kilmartin area, which gave a lot of information about the area, together with photographs and what to look for, which helped inform our visits greatly – wonderful photos in it, too! I photographed Glebe Cairn from the path running outside the conservatory. I have since been in contact with the Visitor Services Office, at the museum, and received the following reply on 14th August 2018 (see private notes).

Andy B: would like to visit Location of the replica jet neckace shown in Episode Four of BBC's History of Ancient Britain

coin visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 5

Kilmartin House
Kilmartin House submitted by DrewParsons : Located in the middle of the village of Kilmartin, the museum has a good display of local finds and interesting descriptions of the prehistoric sites in the neighbourhood. There is also a well stocked museum shop on the premises. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Argyll featuring the archaeology of the Kilmartin landscape and a large collection of prehistoric artefacts.

Address: Kilmartin House, PA31 8RQ
Phone: 01546 510278
Opening Hours: Every Day 10am - 5.30pm apart from Christmas and New Year.
Admission: Charge
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Note: Kilmartin Museum to get new museum and gallery spaces in £3 million upgrade. Also winter solstice and 'Sounding Dunadd' guided walks on the 22nd and 26th December, see the comments on this page
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Kilmartin House submitted by Anne T : Side 2 of the Achadh na Cille stone cross from Oibmore, Knapdale. Recorded as Canmore ID 319858, the museum sign tells us "this is one of seven crosses from this site, three of which are still in place. It is not possible to give an exact date for the cross, but the earliest ringed crosses are 8th century. Submitted with the kind permission of Glasgow Museums. On loan to the Kilmartin House Mus... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilmartin House
Kilmartin House submitted by Anne T : Side 1 of the Achadh na Cille stone cross from Oibmore, Knapdale. Recorded as Canmore ID 319858, the museum sign tells us "this is one of seven crosses from this site, three of which are still in place. It is not possible to give an exact date for the cross, but the earliest ringed crosses are 8th century. Submitted with the kind permission of Glasgow Museums. On loan to the Kilmartin House Mus... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilmartin House submitted by Anne T : The Nether Largie North Carved Slab, currently on loan from National Museums of Scotland. Submitted with the kind permission of National Museums of Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilmartin House submitted by Alta-Falisa : Rain or shine or both at the same time, Kilmartin House and Museum are very much visited. May 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilmartin House submitted by Alta-Falisa : Rock-Cut Basin. Kilmartin Museum has a didactic section dedicated to the vocabulary, useful for non-native English speakers. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kilmartin House submitted by Alta-Falisa : Cup and Ring Marks. Kilmartin Museum has a didactic section dedicated to the vocabulary, useful for non-native English speakers.

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Kilmartin House submitted by Alta-Falisa : Cist. Kilmartin Museum has a didactic section dedicated to the vocabulary, useful for non-native English speakers.

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Kilmartin House submitted by DrewParsons : Display of local finds housed at Kilmartin House Museum.

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 1.8km N 356° Carnasserie Cairn* Cairn (NM8338900679)
 1.8km SSE 156° Dun Mor, Dunchraigaig Stone Fort or Dun (NR841972)
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Guided walk of Kilmartin Glen Monuments, every Wednesday until 25th October 2023 by Andy B on Thursday, 22 June 2023
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Guided walk of Kilmartin Glen Monuments, every Wednesday until 25th October 2023, 1:20pm

Come and join us on our volunteer-led Guided Glen Walks! You will visit many of the amazing ancient sites in Kilmartin Glen, including the Linear Cairn Cemetery, Nether Largie South Chambered Cairn and Temple Wood Stone Circle. They are a fun and friendly way to discover what makes this landscape so special!

The Wednesday walk lasts between 2.5 and 3 hours, using paths and crossing grassy fields, which can be muddy. Weatherproof clothing and footwear are highly recommended.

Children are welcome on the walk if they are accompanied by parents or guardian, and the walk content is suitable for children aged over 10 years.. We’re very sorry, but only guide dogs are allowed on our guided walk.

Kilmartin Museum, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RQ

The guided walks take 2.5 - 3 hours.
Numbers are limited to 20 people, so booking is essential at
https://www.kilmartin.org/guided-walks
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Kilmartin House Museum set for new upgrade but still has £100,000 funding gap by Andy B on Monday, 21 May 2018
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Kilmartin Museum has received a grant of £3.2 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), it was announced this week.

A redevelopment project aims to transform the museum in Lochgilphead into a landmark venue that interprets and celebrates Kilmartin Glen, one of the most significant archaeological landscapes in Britain.

As well as becoming a significant cultural and natural tourism centre, completion of the project will enable the museum to be able to care for its collection of artefacts, many of which are of international significance.

Providing all the funding is in place, construction work will begin on the project in January 2019, with the aim of works being complete by the summer of 2020.

Since prehistoric times, Kilmartin Glen been a special to many generations. Neolithic and Bronze Age peoples built tombs to house their dead, some carved enigmatic designs on bedrock now known as cup and ring marks, others erected stone circles and standing stones, the purpose of which inspires speculation today.

Later peoples, named Scotti, chose to site the capital of this medieval sea kingdom at Dunadd, in the heart of the glen. The kingdom they created spanned whole regions of what is now Scotland and Ireland and was the dominant power for more than five centuries. In all, over 800 monuments and sites have been found within a six mile radius of Kilmartin Glen.

For 21 years, Kilmartin Museum has been discovering, caring for and sharing the stories of artefacts from this special place, which visitors can see in the context of the sites and monuments in which they were found.

The museum’s Dr Sharon Webb said: “The award means we’ve nearly reached our fundraising target, bringing the implementation of the project that much closer.

“Applications have been lodged for the remainder, but there is still a £100,000 funding gap, which we will be working on closing in the coming months.

“The project as a whole will enable us to properly care for the artefacts in our collections, and tell their stories interwoven with the sites and monuments in which they were found, as well as provide massive improvements to the visitor experience and the Museum’s education service.”

Source:
http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-news/museum-set-to-be-transformed-into-landmark-venue

With thanks to Cosmic for the link
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Re: Kilmartin Glen audio tour MP3 by Anonymous on Wednesday, 18 December 2013
I wish I could walk :-(
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Kilmartin Sounds of Ancient Scotland CD £7.99 + p&p by Andy B on Tuesday, 17 December 2013
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On the subject of Kilmartin, we have new stock in of this CD which helps fund the Kilmartin Museum. Using original instruments and reconstructions, the CD offers a chance to hear the sounds that would have been familiar to our forebears thousands of years ago.

The music ranges from ringing rocks to bird-bone flutes; Bronze Age horns and drums to the extraordinary sound of the Celtic war trumpet, the carnyx (left), specially recorded for the Kilmartin Sessions in Smoo Cave.

It ends with the eerie combination of harmonic singing and Bronze Age horn, recorded in the Hamilton Mausoleum - the building with the longest reverberation in the world. It was an appropriate choice, for like the Mausoleum, this CD has its own reverberations reaching into our remotest past and our deepest sub-concious.

Now £7.99 + p&p (Was £11.99)
Order here and read some reviews here.
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Re: Kilmartin House by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 17 December 2013
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Kilmartin Museum to get new museum and gallery spaces in £3 million upgrade by Andy B on Tuesday, 17 December 2013
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The Kilmartin Museum in Argyll, near the site of Dunadd hill fort, seat of the first recorded kingdom in Scotland, is to be transformed, with new museum and gallery spaces, an education centre, a café and expanded storage areas.

Reiach and Hall, one of Scotland's leading contemporary architectural practices, has won the commission to design the £3 million museum housing some of the country's oldest known artefacts.

Dr Sharon Webb, director of the Kilmartin Museum, said: "We are a victim of our own success - our archaeological collections have grown hugely over the last 10 years and we need more space to care for them and ensure people can enjoy and understand them."

More at:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/kilmartin-museum-project-is-next-for-scots-architects.22522406 and http://kilmartin.org/wp/
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Kilmartin to Dunadd Walk 26th December by Andy B on Tuesday, 17 December 2013
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Kilmartin to Dunadd Walk, 26th December 10am to 4.30pm
'Kilmartin to Dunadd' is a journey through the heart of Argyll's past with music and stories along the way. Join horticulturist and storyteller Patsy Dyer and storyteller and musician Bob Pegg for a journey from the prehistoric stones of Kilmartin Glen to the Dal Riadic fortress of Dunadd, pausing fo r stories and music inspired by the landscape and history of the glen.

The journey will be in two parts, a walk of approximately 3 miles from Kilmartin Museum to the Moine Mhor SNH Reserve. After more stories at the Reserve there will be a short break for lunch and then on to Dunadd by minibus for a last round of stories, music and song. After the Dunadd session the minibus will take walkers back to Kilmartin Museum for light refreshments. A charge of £4.00 will be made for refreshments. Please bring a packed lunch, wear suitable footwear and of course always be prepared for the possibility of rain!

Places are limited to 30 so booking is essential. Please call 01546 510278 or e-mail admin@kilmartin.org to book your place.

The 'Sounding Dunadd' events are funded by Museums Galleries Scotland and Creative Scotland as part of the Year of Natural Scotland.
Website: http://www.kilmartin.org
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Sounding Dunadd - Kilmartin Glen Walk by Runemage on Tuesday, 17 December 2013
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Bob Pegg writes: On a hot day in late May 2013, Patsy Dyer and I led a walk through Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, from Kilmartin village to Dunadd fort, the legendary base of the Dark Ages kingdom of Dal Riata. I'm a musician, Patsy a horticulturalist, and both are storytellers. Our aim, in a laid-back way, was to bring together different kinds of narrative to tell the story of an area that has one of the greatest concentrations of prehistoric monuments and rock art in mainland Britain, and includes the ancient wetland of the Moine Mhor.

When we went on the walk, I wanted to incorporate local legends - like the one about Ossian leaving his footprint in the rock at the top of Dunadd - but also to use song, and the kind of sounds, like bone flutes, that might have been heard by people living in the area three to five thousand years ago, when the monuments were built.

Patsy's knowledge of the plant life added another dimension to the story of the glen. Growing in the vicinity of the ancient cairns, burial mounds and stone circles, plants allowed people to live here. We know this for a fact as many of the plants have been discovered in burial mounds or even in the intestines of Bronze Age corpses!

During the walk we even had the chance to taste some of these plants, and that really brought us closer to the times when people relied much more on wild plants and herbs. It was quite a thrill, particularly as some of the innocent-looking examples Patsy showed are extremely poisonous.

Such is the richness of plant life in the glen that even Patsy, who is a professional horticulturalist and has worked and walked here for almost eight years, still find new plants hiding out amongst stones or in branch crooks. What better place for her to tell tales that illustrate the importance and respect and often fear that early man had for trees and other plants? Even something as simple to our eyes as lichen contained a great deal of magic."

More at http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Network-E-Bulletin---November-and-December-2013.html?soid=1102422031395&aid=QS7JfFP_thc#kilmartin
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Ask the Archaeologist, Sat 16 October by Klingon on Tuesday, 12 October 2010
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Ask the Archaeologist

Saturday, October 16th 2010
10 am - 12.30 pm & 2 pm - 4 pm

Do you have an archaeological question you've always wanted answered? Now you can ask the experts! This free event to celebrate the Highland Archaeology Fortnight will be held in the Museums's Education Room. Drop in - you don't need to book.
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Guided Walk in Kilmartin Glen, Thu 22 July by Andy B on Sunday, 11 July 2010
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Guided Walk in Kilmartin Glen

Thu 22 July 10.30–12.00

A fun walk for all the family round the cairns and cists in kilmartin Glen. …

A fun walk for all the family round the cairns and cists in kilmartin Glen. This walk could be muddy and will involve a few stiles so please wear appropriate clothing. Cost is £1.50 for adults, children free. No booking necessary - meet in front of the café.

Location: Meet in front of the café at Kilmartin House Museum, Kilmartin..

O: Kilmartin House Museum
N: Anne Smart
T: 01546 510278
E: admin@kilmartin.org
W: http://www.kilmartin.org

Festival of British Archaeology 2010
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Kilmartin Glen audio tour MP3 by Andy B on Monday, 16 February 2009
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Take a walk around Kilmartin Glen in Argyll with Neil Oliver and guests, and explore its standing stones and ancient monuments.

http://www.open2.net/scotland/1_kilmartin_glen_audio.html
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