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Scotland > Strathclyde > Ancient Sites > Fingal's Limpet Hammers

Fingal's Limpet Hammers
 A pair of standing stones, associated with the legendary Celtic giant Fingal. The stones stand in a field just to the west of Loch Fada, at Lower Kilchattan. They are all that remain of a stone circle. The stones are alternately called Carrach An.
The stones stand about 45 feet apart. The largest is 10'8" in height, the smaller stone rises to 8'8". The remainder of the circle is (barely) visible as the fioeld has been ploghd in the past. The circle appears to habe ben about 48,5 feet in circumference.

An 'underground passage' was discovered during ploughing early in the 20th century, but this was later covered up. It is possible that the underground passage was in fact a cist burial.

The name 'Fingal's Limpet Hammers' is intriguing; a limpet hammer is a device for breaking limpets off rocks. The name apparently stuck because the stones are similar in shape to limpet hammers used locally, and, of course, they are so large that only a giant like Fingal could wield them!

Access to the stones is easy; they are clearly visible from the road, so clearly visible that the sign marking their location seems a bit redundant! There is a gate into the field, where the stones can easily be reached.

About Fingal's Limpet Hammers
Address: Kilchattan, Kilchattan, Isle of Colonsay, Strathclyde, Scotland
Attraction Type: Prehistoric Site
Location: Just off the B8086 at Kilchattan
Fingal's Limpet Hammers Photos
OS: NR365949 


Celtic (Architecture) - stone circle (Historical Reference) - 

Scalasaig Standing Stones - 1.5 miles (Prehistoric Site) Buaile Riabhach Stone Circle - 1.5 miles (Prehistoric Site) Dun Gallain - 1.6 miles (Prehistoric Site) Colonsay House Gardens - 2 miles (Garden) Tobar Oran Sculptured Stone - 2 miles (Prehistoric Site) Isle of Colonsay - 2.2 miles (Island) Garvard Standing Stone - 2.3 miles (Prehistoric Site) The Strand - 2.6 miles (Countryside) Nearest Accommodation to Fingal's Limpet Hammers:

Nearby accommodation is calculated 'as the crow flies' from Fingal's Limpet Hammers. 'Nearest' may involve a long drive up and down glens or, if you are near the coast, may include a ferry ride! Please check the property map to make sure the location is right for you.

 No. 3 The Steadings, Tayvallich - 23.6 miles
Tayvallich, Strathclyde
Stay from: £399.00 - 595.00 Cottage: HCAG692, Lochgilphead - 23.8 miles
Lochgilphead, Strathclyde
Stay from: £405.00 - 686.00 Achabeg, Inverlussa - 24.2 miles
Inverlussa, Strathclyde
Stay from: £400.00 - 822.00

More self catering near Fingal's Limpet Hammers >> Crinan Hotel - 26.1 miles
Stay from: £200.00 The Galley of Lorne Inn - 27.7 miles
Ardfern, Strathclyde
Stay from: £43.40 Loch Melfort Hotel - 28.7 miles
Lunga, Strathclyde
Stay from: £78.00

More Hotels near Fingal's Limpet Hammers >> Cairnbaan Hotel - 29.2 miles
From: £79.50 Knap Guest House - 34.8 miles
From: £90.00 Glenview Guest House - 37.2 miles
Oban, Strathclyde
From: £32.00

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