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| Visited 23.7.14 Directions: Just north of Skelpick, off the A836 at Bettyhill. Along the same road but further south of Achcoillenaborgie broch. I found this site to be more difficult than I was expecting. Firstly, you cannot see the chamber from the road. We pulled over at approximately the right place on the map and I headed east. After crossing the barbed wire fence I had to weave my way through chest high ferns and gorse. Despite the (almost) tropical weather the ground was very bogy. It must be very wet in ‘normal’ Scottish summer weather! I eventually located the river / bridge and then had to cross a second barbed wire fence. In reality it is only a 10 minute walk from the road but it’s not an easy 10 minute walk – at least not the way I went! The inside of chamber was completely overgrown, to the extent that it was difficult to climb inside. There was no chance of crawling under the remaining capstone. It is obvious that this site receives few visitors – which is hardly surprising. In my humble opinion I would say you would be better off visiting Coille Na Borgie as not only is it much easier to access but it is also in better condition. |
Posted by CARL 20th August 2014ce |
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