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Larkfield Moor
Trip No.4 Date Added: 4th Jul 2019
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Scotland (Inverclyde)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2018. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 4 Access 3
Larkfield Moor submitted by AstroGeologist on 15th Mar 2019. Facing N (29.06.18) : View from the back of the Moor looking North across the River Clyde to the Highlands. With Loch Long and the Rosneath Peninsula in front.
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Log Text: Larkfield Moor 1 :
Located about 100m above sea level, the view from Larkfield Moor is spectacular. Looking across the Clyde you have Kilcreggan on the Rosneath Peninsula, with the entrance to Loch Long to it's left, and the rugged peaks of the Arrochar Alps in the background.
To the back of the Moor near the factory is flat piece of land that is sheltered from the elements by a natural cliff face which provides protection and privacy.
It would have been a great place for Neolithic People to have a tempoaray or permanent settlement.
This is one of 8 Cup Mark Sites found around the Larkfield Moor area so far (2 sites are on Earn Hill - above the cliffs in the main page photograph)
Site visits ;
1. 29/06/18
2. 21/06/19
*Getting There ; The moor is approx 2.5km from Gourock train station or 1.75km from McInroy's Point.
From the TRAIN station : Get to the Kempock Menhir, and from here it is just over a half hour walk through a maze of streets. Walk onto Bath Street and follow it onto Barhill Road, continue for 800m and then turn onto Victoria Road. From here take the first left up Golf Road and follow until the end of the road, take a quick left then right and you'll be on Cowal View, and 0.5km later you'll arrive at the golf course.
From the FERRY terminal : Walk Eastward along the Cloch Road for 1/2km until you see a turn in to your right. Walk up Cloch Brae and walk up the set of stairs cutting through the houses, you will come out on Turnberry Ave.
Walk Westward and take your first left, walk up Cowal View for 400m and you will reach the golf course.
Once at the golf course stick to the left hand side next to the Mile Burn. Walk up for about 5/10 minutes and it is somewhere around here the Rock Art was discovered.
Granny Kempock Standing Stone
Trip No.4 Date Added: 29th May 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Inverclyde)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Granny Kempock Standing Stone submitted by AstroGeologist on 28th Feb 2019. Facing SW
(20.08.18)
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Log Text: Kempock Menhir: This 1.8m Menhir sits perched on the very edge of a 10m cliff, and has been dated to approx 2,000BC.
The Menhir is a Mica-Schist, and although not exact, it has a rough alignment to the cardinal points. The North Face has a head like protrusion, and just below this is a small triangular wave like carving near the top of the North face. It also has an unusual hole near the base on the Eastern face.
It would have been quite a sight 4,000 years ago, with the Menhir standing alone at the edge of the cliff, overlooking the Firth of the Clyde. You can go between the houses at the bottom of the cliff to get a view of the Menhir from below.
Site visits ;
1. 29/06/18
2. 20/08/18
3. 21/06/19