Bishop Kinkell

Nearest town:
Dingwall (6km NNW)
OS reference:
NH54125279
OS sheet:
26
Latitude:
57° 32' 30.25 N
Longitude:
4° 26' 14.89 W
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Images

Image of Bishop Kinkell (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

1m tall orthostat on the northern side of the chamber.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 9, 2014
Image of Bishop Kinkell (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The chamber from its western end. It’s aligned along the contour, with the ground dropping to the north.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 9, 2014
Image of Bishop Kinkell (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Despite my best bracken-flattening efforts, the orthostats resolutely refused to emerge properly.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 9, 2014
Image of Bishop Kinkell (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking WNW across the chamber. The dimly seen peak in the distance is Ben Wyvis, the biggest mountain in this area by some margin.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 9, 2014
Image of Bishop Kinkell (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The approach to the overgrown chamber, under the trees. The ground slopes away to Strathconon.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 9, 2014

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Bishop Kinkell
Chambered Cairn
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 7, 2014

If you like your chambered cairns obscure, this one’s for you. From Canmore:

This Orkney-Cromarty, Polygonal, round chambered cairn, truncated by a field wall, has had almost all the cairn material removed – though an indefinite edge can be traced for about 30 ft. from the chamber on the S. and W.
Nine stones remain of the chamber, whose entrance was in the E, and of these 5 represent what was formerly 3 pairs of transverse slabs spaced 3-5 feet apart and probably indicating a very short passage and ante chamber.
The main chamber, once oval and about 11 ft x 7 1/2 ft, is represented by only 4 slabs 1ft 9ins. to 3 ft. high – rather taller than the transverse slabs.

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