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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ford Stone (Kilmartin) Alternative Name: Loch AweCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NM8668103317 Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.174598N Longitude: 5.438114W
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: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The Ford Stone, near Torran: We spotted this stone to the west of the road as we drove towards Ford village to see the cairn marked on the OS map and the Torran Cross Incised Stone, but the road was narrow and we could find nowhere to stop, so we decided to look on the way back.
This time, we managed to pull into the side of the road by a gate into a field on the opposite side of the road. Andrew stayed in the car in case it needed to be moved. A man on his ride quad bike and grass mower trailer was mowing up and down near the gate into the field with the standing stone. He stopped when he saw me hovering and I asked if it was OK if I went to take a look at the standing stone. He replied jovially: “This is Scotland, you can go where you want! ….. There’s another gate up there; go in through the right hand one.The horses are friendly.” I walked up the hill, avoiding him whizzing up and down on his mower. High up above the road, on a flat plain, it has lovely views to the east.
As I approached the standing stone, I realised a heap of stones nearby might possibly be a cairn, so photographed this as well.
custer visited on 15th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Another fantastic stone in a lovely setting, quiet peaceful surrounded by some stunning hills.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4
Originally a pair. It stands 3m high and measures 0.7m by 0.55m at the base. In the 19th century it was reported that the other stone stood a few inches high. It is believed to have been taken away to Auchinellan House. (Hill in the background is Dun Dubh... ooh dubh means black!). Text by Crannog.
This stone is recorded as Canmore ID 22802, where the second stone is reported to be "is now lying in the garden of Auchinellan House at NM 8653 0268. It is 1.9m long x 0.5m wide and appears to have been fractured at one end." The pair of stones is said to mark the site of an ancient grave (source OS Name Book 1875).
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