Cairnbaan

Cup and ring marks on a stone near Cairnbaan

Cairnbaan (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Bàn) is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.

Cairnbaan is about half way between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west. Its name, from Scottish Gaelic, means white hill or white cairn.[1] On the hill above the village there are cup and ring marks dating from the Iron Age.[2]

The Cairnbaan Hotel was built in about 1800 to cater for canal travellers. It was once a temperance hotel.[1] It has featured in the television series The Tales of Para Handy, based on the novels of Neil Munro.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hutton 2003, p. 34
  2. ↑ Beckensal 2009, p. ?

Bibliography

  • Hutton, Guthrie (2003), Crinan Canal The Shipping Short Cut, Stenlake Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84033-257-5
  • Beckensall, Stan (2009), Prehistoric Rock Art in Britain, Amberley Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84868-626-7
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Coordinates: 56°03′N 5°28′W / 56.050°N 5.467°W