Glen Lonan
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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.
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