Achcheargary Chambered Cairn View all content for Achcheargary

Visited 23.7.14 Directions: Immediately south of the Dalmor cairns on the B871 The weather was glorious and after pulling over onto the grass verge I hopped over the metal field gate and headed towards the chambered cairn. A farmer was in the next field harvesting his crop and he didn’t seem concerned about me being there. Despite being in the far north of Scotland with its miles upon miles of bleak (in a nice sort of way) moorland this glen is surprisingly well cultivated. Although ruined, the cairn still has two stones stood upright and a 3rd stone laying flat on the ground. There are many stones sticking out of the grass. This is a lovely spot for a cairn, overlooking a bend in the river Naver. When I got back to the car Karen was looking through my binoculars and pointing. There, on a nearby telegraph pole was a large eagle. Wow, what a sight! You just have to love Scotland. If you are in the area checking out the many prehistoric sites along the B871 / parallel minor road then you could do worse than to visit this one. Not a huge amount to see but the setting s delightful. CANMORE state: ‘A natural knoll which has been enhanced to form a central cairn, identified by a scattering of stones over an area with a diameter of 24m. Three large flat elongated stone slabs provide evidence of a chamber’

Posted by CARL 20th August 2014ce

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You know Carl... I reckon you should be accompanied on your tours by an assigned photographer. They might learn something since you get to some great, obscure - and damn right beautiful - places.	Posted by GLADMAN 12th June 2016ce
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