Next to Brochs souterrains are pretty cool (in both meanings of the word) and this one, as Rhiannon suggests is superb. We had been trying to get around to a visit for a couple of years and as the photos suggest we managed to take a peek.
I believe it is possible to walk from Kingussie but we took the lazy option and took the farm track off the A9 and parked at a place suggested by the homemade P for parking sign.
It’s a short walk following the track and across a field to the site. The souterrain is much as described, crescent shaped and quite large. Unfortunately the middle section has collapsed and been robbed away, a shame but this does permit a closer examination of the construction method.
At the time of our visit (November) the backdrop to the site was a snow covered Cairngorm, this site is well worth a look.
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Great stuff. This is going on my places to visit list.
Saw this on the map when we went for a picnic at Loch Gynack and a climb up Creag Bheag in October. Wish we'd gone for a look now.
Creag Bheag is a lovely hill. Great location and a fine walk
Yup, it was a random choice of picnic spot that turned out to be much better than expected.