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Greenock Moors
Trip No.3 Date Added: 4th Jul 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Inverclyde)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Greenock Moors submitted by AstroGeologist on 27th May 2019. Facing South 30.03.19 : Loch Thom from Scroggy Bank
Across the loch the highest point you see is Corkney Top (358m), just to the right of this is Colaouse Hill (316m) sloping down to Goat Craigs and the Garvock at the water's edge, The "Back o' the World" is just down the Glen, off centre Compensation Reservoir can be seen to the right of the picture
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Log Text: The Greenock Moors :
Documented on the Greenock Moors (So far) ;
*More than 30 Hut Circle sites
*25 Cairns
*32 Cup Mark sites (Including the 5 on Larkfield Moor)
*Neolithic & Bronze Age artefacts
Site visits ;
1. 30/05/18
2. 08/06/18
3. 30/03/19
4. 21/05/19
5. 10/06/19
Getting there ; There are lots of ways to get up onto the Moors, but the easiest way from Greenock is from Overton. Drumfrochar train station is 2 minutes from the Old Largs Road, which takes you to the East side of Loch Thom, and if you continue on up the hill another few minutes you'll come to Overton Road, which takes you to the West side of the loch. The Old Largs Road route can be driven, the Overton Road way is for walking.