History , Latest Feature , Megalithic sites Diarmuid and Grainne: a boar hunt and a tragic love story in Glen Lonan November 22, 2019 380 Views 4 Comments Old legends lie soft as cobwebs across this landscape of cairns and standing stones
History , Megalithic sites Loch Nell: the Tomb of the Giants and a Serpent Mound July 26, 2019 1378 Views 2 Comments Not another chambered cairn! Yes, but this one comes with a twist...
History Looking for the Rock of the Dead April 15, 2018 4403 Views 25 Comments How much history is held in a place-name? Quite a lot, if this story attached to a rock on …
History Glen Lonan: ‘The Road of the Kings’ March 24, 2014 2022 Views 13 Comments What links this quiet glen in Argyll with the sacred island of Iona? The answer lies in the passing …
History , Megalithic sites Clach na Carraig or Diarmid’s Pillar March 02, 2012 1896 Views 7 Comments In Glen Lonan, Argyll, an impressive standing stone is said to mark the grave of a legendary Irish hero.