Dalmor

Nearest town:
Thurso (42km ENE)
OS reference:
NC71775509
OS sheet:
10
Latitude:
58° 27' 55.28 N
Longitude:
4° 11' 54.32 W
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Image of Dalmor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Exquisite positioning overlooking the sinuous River Naver

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Dalmor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Toward the main cairn from its almost destroyed companion... despite the robbing, however, it still retains evidence of a former cist

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Dalmor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Note the apparent cist capstone.... and the Achcheargary chambered cairn beyond the trees.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Dalmor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The cairns are approx centre of image viewed approaching from the road. Not particularly upstanding, then, but nevertheless worth the effort. Incidentally note that Dalmor is actually on the opposite side of the river; hence looking for a farm of that name was never going to be a successful navigational strategy.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 13, 2016

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Dalmor

C
CARL Aug 20, 2014

Visited 23.7.14

Directions:
About 2 miles south of the A836 on the western side of the B871

Couldn’t see a thing. The whole area was covered in chest high ferns.
Only chance of spotting this is to come in the winter.

CANMORE state:
Two heavily-robbed cairns with short cists.
‘A’ is 13m in diameter and 1m high with a central cists complete with coverstone, and about 3m to the north, a cavity which suggests the former existence of a second cist. In February 1938 the cairn was being used as a quarry for road metal, and in subsequent sifting of the material which had been thrown out, most of a jet necklace and a jet button were recovered, and are now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS]. (Acc No. FN 176).
‘B’ has measured 13.4.m in diameter but its southern segment has been entirely destroyed. A single slab on edge near the centre denotes the position of a probable cist. 1960

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