Achnabreck Eastern Rock
Achnabreck Eastern Rock is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Achnabreck Eastern Rock is situated nearby to Achnabreck Cup And Ring Marks, as well as near the archaeological site Achnabreck Forest Rock Art.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Achnabreck Rock Art”
- Inscription: “Cup & ring marks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Achnabreck Cup And Ring Marks and Dunadd.
Achnabreck Cup And Ring Marks
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achnabreck Cup And Ring Marks is situated 530 feet west of Achnabreck Eastern Rock.
Dunadd
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunadd is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata. Dunadd is situated 2 miles northwest of Achnabreck Eastern Rock.
Argyll and Bute Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Argyll and Bute Hospital was a mental health facility in Lochgilphead, Scotland. The original building is a Grade C listed building. The hospital is managed by NHS Highland. Argyll and Bute Hospital is situated 1½ miles southeast of Achnabreck Eastern Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairnbaan and Lochgilphead.
Cairnbaan
Village
Cairnbaan is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. Cairnbaan is about halfway between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west.
Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240.
Ardrishaig
Village
Photo: RobNS, Public domain.
Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban. Ardrishaig is situated 3 miles south of Achnabreck Eastern Rock.
Achnabreck Eastern Rock
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.06057° or 56° 3′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.44332° or 5° 26′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C8P3H64+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 276709292OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights include Achnabreck Forest Rock Art and Dun na Maraig.
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