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MuseumsSite Name: Kilmartin House Alternative Name: Kilmartin Valley, Kilmartin GlenCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR8343298890 Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.133432N Longitude: 5.486744W
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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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 The lady on reception told us we were allowed to take photographs, but as long as they were not for publication on the internet.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
DrewParsons rrmoser have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
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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