View from the south.
A single stone row measuring 7.3m long, including three large-sized upright orthostats situated on level ground overlooking the Sound of Bute. The stones stand up to between 1.9m and 1.74m high, arranged in height order with the tallest at the south east. The row is orientated north west to south east and has restricted views of the nearby sea and surrounding landscape.
Location
| Scotland Bute Argyll & Isles NS 08469 55362 Lat 55.753609 Long -5.0536104 |
Map showing the location of Stravanan Bay (Largizean) stone row.
Plan of Stravanan Bay (Largizean) stone row. The grey stone is recumbent and was probably dumped here in recent years. (Source: survey at 1:100 by Sandy Gerrard).
Characteristics
| Type: Single | Length: 7.3m |
| No. of stones: 3 | Size of stones: Only large |
| Orientation: 130° | Altitude: 16m |
| Upper end: – | Lower end: – |
| Straight (Yes or No) : No | Sea View: Yes |
| Context: Stone circle | |
| Notes: | |
Other Information
| Public Access: Yes |
| Land Status: – |
| Scheduled Ancient Monument: No |
Identification
Category: Plausible. No doubts have been expressed regarding the prehistoric interpretation of this row.
Typology
This stone row is of Type S2. Information on this form of stone row and other rows of this type is available here.
Photographs
The stone row can be seen just to the right of the wind sock. From this angle the Isle of Arran appears to tower over the row. The high ground immediately behind the row however blocks this view of Arran from the row. According to Heywhatsthat.com the summit of Goatfell and other mountain tops should be at the limit of visibility, but at the time of the visit the low cloud prevented assessment of this. If future research demonstrates that the row is situated at the limit of visibility this would be significant and help explain why the row was built here tucked in below such a prominent ridge.
View from the south (Scale 1m).
View from south west.
View from the south east with the sea beyond (Scale 1m).
View from the east.
Individual Stone Details
Plan of row showing height of individual stones.
Access Information
Car parking is available next to the Blackpark stone circle at NS 09156 55715. From here walk along the road to NS 08760 54995 and then follow the track leading north.
Online Resources
Megalithic Portal Canmore Historic Environment Record Modern Antiquarian
Other References
Burl, A., 1993, From Carnac to Callanish – The prehistoric rows and avenues of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, Yale University Press, New York and London, pg. 222.
Ruggles, C.L.N., 1999, Astronomy in prehistoric Britain and Ireland, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 198.
Timeline
VISITED:- 25th August 2017
FIRST PUBLISHED:- 4th February 2016
LAST UPDATED:- 15th March 2019
The Stone Rows of Great Britain 