Location: Heading from the main Rath Cruachan mound, turn left at the Rathcroghan cross-roads and it is on your left. It is pretty big so you can’t miss it.
OS: M 79752 84158
Longitude: 8° 18' 26.57" W
Latitude: 53° 48' 23.54" N
Description and History: This mound is pretty unusual for a ring-barrow and I think it may be misidentified. The mound is pretty large and several metres high. It may be a stepped-barrow. The mound has several tiers building up to the top where there is a small central cairn surrounded by small banks and ditched. The diameter of the mound in total is 36m. As from most of the nearby sites you can clearly see Rath Cruachan from here.
Difficulty: Parking is a little tricky and you have to climb over a wall to gain access. It’s steep but not too hard to get around.
Date of Visit: 24th July, 2010.
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You can clearly see the steps here. The sign in the top right hand corner is the sign that tells you it is a national monument. To me this is a really idiotic place to put it. To put this sign in they dug into the mound.
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| Where the National Monuments sign is we saw some worked flint. |
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| Photographs really don't do this monument justice. It's huge and very impressive, but none of this comes out in the photos. |
Rath Cruachan is visible from here and Mileen Meva can be seen just to the right of the telegraph pole.