Bute, Torran Turach 1

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Recorded parish

North Bute

What is recorded here

Map note: The map marks Bute, Torran Turach 1 as a cup marked stone in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 300443

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• Raibeart MacAoidh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John Ferguson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Leslie Barrie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Gordon Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Explorer Tom Bute, Michael's Grave is actually a Neolithic chambered cairn despite its spooky name. It’s like a giant stone house…

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