Glacbain

Nearest town:
Ullapool (20km SSW)
OS reference:
NC2231112011
OS sheet:
15
Latitude:
58° 3' 41.85 N
Longitude:
5° 0' 43.9 W
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Image of Glacbain (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

A crannog to the left, nearest the shore of Cam Loch.

Image credit: drew/A/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Nov 18, 2020
Image of Glacbain (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking across the broken cap stone.... note the cairn does not lie on the presumed prominent knoll, seen beyond. I’d suggest not as easy to spot from the road as might appear to be the case.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 12, 2018
Image of Glacbain (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Canisp (right) and Suilven add an appropriate skyline.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 12, 2018
Image of Glacbain (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Small cairn... but sublimely positioned overlooking Cam Loch centre far right.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 12, 2018

Articles

Glacbain

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 5, 2021

Sitting above the A835, after Elphin heading north, park nearer the bridge crossing the River Ledmore than at the site if heading south, much safer.

A fairly easy climb up a grass covered slope leads to the easily spotted site. However once on the flat watch out some marshier areas. The kerb cairn is over 4m wide and still has the remains of a cist. Look almost straight north into Cam Loch and the crannog ‘Eilean An Tighe’ can be seen. If I’d known this at the time I’d have gone for a look.

Great wee site!

Visited 16/10/2020.

Glacbain

C
CARL Jul 6, 2012

Viewed from road 2.6.12

Easy to spot grass covered mound on spur of land just north of Elphin on the A835

Canmore states:
‘This cairn is on a prominent spur on the north side of a hill summit. The cairn measures 4.1m across. The cist measures 1.1m long x 0.5m x 0.4m deep. The capstone, broken, lies displaced across the cist’.

Topics

Glacbain , Cairns - any more information Carl? 4
S
Sholt
Nov 2012

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