Directions for the Kilmartin Glen walk

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Kilmartin Glen is 10 minutes drive north of Lochgilphead in Argyll, on the A816. These directions will guide you along the route of the Kilmartin Glen audio walk. Why not print out this page and take it with you?

The walk will take several hours if you're stopping and listening to the audio. The route is fairly flat, but there are stiles so it's unsuitable for wheelchair users. The path to the standing stones and the final cairn can be quite boggy, so appropriate footwear is essential. A mobile phone is always helpful in case of emergencies.

It's a good idea to take a compass and a proper map of the whole area in case you need to find an alternative route to the one described. For example, the Ordnance Survey's '358 Explorer-Active Map' and '55 Landranger Map' cover the area of the walk.

Start

• Kilmartin House Museum
• Kilmartin
• Argyll
• PA31 8RQ

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View from the back of the museum

Point 1: Kilmartin House Museum

Walk to the front of the museum, and out onto the pavement. Turn left, walk down the hill, and turn left again after the garage. Follow the forestry track towards the trees. At the trees, take the footpath that forks off to the left, and continue till you get to the wooden bridge on your left.

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View from the wooden bridge

Point 2: On the wooden bridge

Keep walking right along the track for 10-15 minutes until you pass Kilmartin Primary school on your right, and come to a tarmac road. Join this road, bearing right. Keep walking until you reach Nether Largie South cairn.

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View of Nether Largie South cairn
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Point 3: Nether Largie South cairn

Go back the way you came, and out through the gate. Then turn left and walk down the tarmac road a bit further, until you see a stone circle on your right. Stand at the gate by the visitor information board.

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Temple Wood
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Point 4: Temple Wood

Walk back out onto the road and follow the sign for Lady Glassary Wood. Follow the path, go through the gate and stop there.

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The standing stones
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Point 5: Nether Largie Standing Stones

Go back the way you came and back out onto the tarmac’d road. Turn right and retrace your steps to the footpath, so you’ve got Kilmartin Primary School on your left this time.

Listening point: on the footpath before Nether Largie Mid cairn

At Nether Largie Mid, cross the stile and walk to the information board.

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Nether Largie Mid cairn

Point 6: Nether Largie Mid cairn

Return back to the footpath, then turn right and continue on your way up towards the head of the glen until you get to the information board at Nether Largie North cairn.

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Nether Largie North cairn
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Point 7: Nether Largie North cairn

Now walk back to main footpath, turn right and continue along to the wooden bridge we stopped at on our way earlier.

Point 8: Glebe cairn

Now walk towards the garage, and go through the gate there. This will take you onto the road that leads back to Kilmartin House Museum.

Interactive map

Here's a crude Google Map with the points marked. Click on the points for more information.

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