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| 29/12/2018 - Day trip to Inverness for a loop round three little tumps. It was a fine walk that also included along the way this chambered cairn and a hillfort later on. We took the Great Glen Way from Inverness to make the steepish climb up to this cairn. It's a little off the path but not too hard to find. Leachkin chambered cairn is of Orkney-Cromarty type. Though just a few stones remain, the entrance and chamber can be made out. The tallest stone is over 6ft in height. Really nice location for this one and I loved the feel of the place, very peaceful in the morning sunshine. The stones are nice. Reddish cobble and boulder conglomerate (Kilmuir Conglomerate Formation formed 385 to 398 million years ago, an age that hurts my head a little to think about). Same stones as under the hillforts of Craig Phadrig and Ord Hill to the north. Well worth a visit if you are passing by. |
Posted by thelonious30th December 2018ce Edited 11th January 2019ce
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