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Caravat Barp

Chambered Cairn

<b>Caravat Barp</b>Posted by greywetherImage © greywether
Also known as:
  • Carinish

Nearest Town:Uig (56km ENE)
OS Ref (GB):   NF837603 / Sheet: 22
Latitude:57° 31' 19.41" N
Longitude:   7° 17' 4.68" W

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Not the best preserved Hebridean Passage Grave on North Uist but one of the more accessible. For access and other sites in the area see Carinish.

Not much of the chamber and none of the passage is visible.

It is unusually housed in a long cairn which, viewed on the approach, is still rather impressive. Typically, it faces E where the cairn may have been horn-shaped.

Some of the peristaliths are still visible especially on its N side.

Visited 27 July 2004
greywether Posted by greywether
29th September 2004ce
Edited 29th September 2004ce