Glecknabae

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Glecknabae is one of 18 chambered tombs the Albion Guide lists in Argyll and Bute. For more of the same, Cairn Ban and St Michael's Grave, Kilmichael are close by. The nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, 18.5 km to the east.

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