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Cnoc Fada

Dervaig B; Kilmore    Dervaig, Isle of Mull, Argyll


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A distant view of the stones from the south.
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A closer view from the south.
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A view to the east. Stones A (prostrate at the left), B (standing at centre), C (prostrate at the right), D (standing at the right) and E (just visible, prostrate at the right behind D).
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Stones B, C and D (from left to right).
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Stones A, B and C (from left to right).
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Stones A, B, C and D (from left to right).
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Looking from the south.
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The yardstick stands approximately five feet tall.
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A close view of stone D from the west.
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This row of five stones, impressive despite the fact that three of the stones are fallen, stands in an area rich in prehistory.

All of the stones are (or would have been) about 2.4-2.5 metres (around eight feet) tall. Several show signs of tooling. Stone D has marks that can be seen as a skull and cross-bones - however it is not clear whether this is just a trick of the eye or remains of later carving. Clearly the design is unlikely to be contemporary with the construction of the stone row!

See also the nearby stone row, Glac Mhor.


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