56°13′58″N 4°58′27″W / 56.232712°N 4.974112°W
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| Alternative name | The Gypsy's Heart, Gypsies' Heart, The Gypsy's Wedding Heart |
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| Location | Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°13′58″N 4°58′27″W / 56.232712°N 4.974112°W |
| Length | 1.75 m (5.7 ft) |
| Width | 1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
| History | |
| Cultures | Scottish Travellers |
The Tinkers' Heart is a Scottish Travellers' commemorative monument near Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is also known as the Gypsy's Heart, Gypsies' Heart or Gypsy's Wedding Heart.[1] A field visit in 2012 shows the Heart as being made up of a heart-shape of 25 visible quartz pebbles, with a 26th pebble in the centre, and measuring 1.75 metres (5.7 ft) by 1.4 metres (4.6 ft).[2] Research done by Historic Scotland in 2015 concluded that from the evidence available, it was the only example in Scotland of a permanent physical Scottish Travellers' memorial.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Historic Environment Scotland (29 June 2012). "Tinkers' Heart special survey (931604)". Canmore. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Clements, Victoria (18 June 2015). "Tinkers' Heart: Desk-based and Field Research Report" (PDF). Historic Scotland.