Caen Burn North Long Cairn [ND01251802] – not in the same league as its neighbour to the south.... but the situation overlooking the Caen Burn is, in my opinion, excellent.
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Great set of photos Gladman.
I followed the Caen Burn off Cnoc na Maoile some years back and remember stopping by this cairn for a moment, not really knowing what I was looking at, just that it looked very interesting. Looking at this photo now makes me realise how much the way I walk has changed over recent years. Mainly due to TMA, I seem to see more in one mile now than I used to do in ten. I love this website for that.
Thanks for giving me the chance to see what I missed at this site. I need to go back :)
How long ago was this? Wondering if the lower slopes were wooded?
No trees when I was there and looking at a few old OS maps (1950s & 1870s) they don't show any trees on the slopes round Caen Burn.
Wonder where that moss came from on the wonderful southern monument, then? Very odd.
Bracken? Looks a lot of moss though.
Looks like quite a bit of heather burn round the cairn sometime between 2009 and 2011 when you scroll through the timeline.
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