Black Wood Of Leys West (Kerbed Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Black Wood Of Leys West (Kerbed Cairn) by drewbhoy

On top of the site looking south west.

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Image of Black Wood Of Leys West (Kerbed Cairn) by drewbhoy

Looking towards the Black Wood.

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Image of Black Wood Of Leys West (Kerbed Cairn) by drewbhoy

Looking south east.

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Image of Black Wood Of Leys West (Kerbed Cairn) by drewbhoy

Looking north west.

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Image of Black Wood Of Leys West (Kerbed Cairn) by drewbhoy

The remaining standing kerb. We’re looking to the west.

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Articles

Black Wood Of Leys West

Kerbed Cairn

drewbhoy Oct 26, 2016

Once again at these woods we parked at the Inverness end of these woods about a 1/2 mile north of the Tomfat Chamber Cairn. Once again the condition of the entrance to the walks car park was a shambles and the gates were closed so I parked as close to the side as I could.

The Black Wood Of Leys cairn is just to west of the road, the B861, north west of the gates. Look closely and the one remaining standing kerb can a be seen. The white amongst the heather easily spotted. To get to it another 1/4 of a mile must be walked to get clear of the thick strip of furze, whins, gorse etc. A wee path leads straight to the cairn.

The one remaining kerb makes the site easy to fine amongst the heather. At least another 5 other kerbs can be seen, all fallen. Sadly the cairn has been ‘houked out’. Still it is quite an impressive little site standing at over 7 meters wide and just short of 1 metre tall.

A fine start to the afternoon.

Visited 22/10/2016.

Sites within 20km of Black Wood Of Leys West

Tomfat Plantation

Chambered Cairn • 0.74km SE

11

1

1
Black Wood

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.79km E

3

1
Tomfat West

Cairn(s) • 0.86km SSW

7

1
Black Wood Of Leys West

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.91km E

5

1
Black Wood Of Leys East

Kerbed Cairn • 1.36km E

18

3
Clach An Airm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.58km SE

6

2
Mains of Gask

Clava Cairn • 2.33km SSE

31

2

2
Cloughmor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.35km S

2

1
Carn Glas, Achvraid

Chambered Cairn • 2.61km W

22

2
Fountainhead

Kerbed Cairn • 2.77km ENE

5

1
Drummossie Muir

Kerbed Cairn • 2.99km NE

5

1
Caisteal Rollach

Hillfort • 3.19km NE

8

1
Torbreck

Stone Circle • 3.87km W

20

6
Culduthel

Clava Cairn • 3.88km NW

7

2
Drumashie Moor 3

Cairn(s) • 3.97km WSW

8

1
Druidtemple

Clava Cairn • 4km N

28

1

4
Farr Church

Cairn(s) • 4.05km SE

7

1
Baile Na Creige

Cairn(s) • 4.07km SSW

4

1
Midtown

Cairn(s) • 4.12km SSW

8

1
Tordarroch

Cup Marked Stone • 4.42km SSE

7

1

1
Drumashie Moor 2

Cairn(s) • 4.43km WSW

5

1
Dun Davie

Hillfort • 4.48km ENE

13

1
Drumashie Moor

Cairn(s) • 4.59km WSW

1

1
Tordarroch

Clava Cairn • 4.63km SSE

46

1

3

1
Tordarroch Fort

Hillfort • 4.68km SSE

11

2
Drumashie Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.69km WSW

2

2
Croftcroy

Clava Cairn • 4.94km SSE

9

2
Drumashie Moor 1

Cairn(s) • 4.96km WSW

5

1
Poll An Fhraoich

Promontory Fort • 5.32km E

10

1
Bridgend

Kerbed Cairn • 5.34km ENE

8

1
Kinchyle of Dores

Clava Cairn • 5.38km W

13

2
Craggie

Kerbed Cairn • 5.44km ENE

12

1
Bridgend 2

Cairn(s) • 5.54km ENE

5

1
Mid Craggie 2

Kerbed Cairn • 5.82km ENE

7

1
Carn Bheithin

Kerbed Cairn • 5.92km S

6

1
Daviot

Clava Cairn • 5.99km ENE

13

1
Eastertown

Kerbed Cairn • 6.03km SW

2

1
Mid Craggie

Kerbed Cairn • 6.15km ENE

8

1
Creag Bhuide

Hillfort • 6.26km S

10

1
Tomnahurich

Sacred Hill • 6.32km NW

1

1
Stac Dearg

Kerbed Cairn • 6.55km SW

3

1

1
Midtown (West)

Cairn(s) • 6.8km SW

23

1
Stonyfield

Cairn circle • 7.07km N

17

3

1
Clach-na-Cudainn

Rocking Stone • 7.14km NNW

4

3
Leachkin

Chambered Cairn • 7.57km WNW

3

2

1
West Town

Ring Cairn • 7.69km SW

9

1

1
Aldourie

Cairn circle • 7.85km WSW

6

1
Craig Phadrig

Hillfort • 7.97km NW

13

1

1
Merchant’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.01km SW

5

1
Culchunaig

Clava Cairn • 8.98km NE

8

1
Creagan an Tuirc

Hillfort • 9.04km S

13

1
Brin School

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.22km S

10

1
Culdoich South

Clava Cairn • 9.28km ENE

22

2
Culdoich

Ring Cairn • 9.43km NE

2

1
Miltown of Clava

Clava Cairn • 9.65km NE

24

2

2
Caisteal An Dunriachaidh

Hillfort • 9.78km SW

31

4
Clava Cairns

Clava Cairn • 10.27km NE

167

2

17

3
Culloden

Clava Cairn • 10.3km NNE

9

2

1
Loch Nan Geadas

Kerbed Cairn • 10.38km SW

3

1
Mains of Clava SW

Ring Cairn • 10.4km NE

7

3
Mains of Clava NE

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.56km NE

6

1

3
Mains of Clava SE

Clava Cairn • 10.63km NE

5

2
Loch Ruthven

Crannog • 10.71km SSW

3
Cullernie

Ring Cairn • 10.76km NNE

9

1

1
Eilean Nan Clach

Crannog • 10.9km E

8

1
Saint Columba’s Font

Holed Stone • 10.94km WSW

2

1

1
Ord Hill

Hillfort • 11.03km NNW

9

1
Carn Mor

Cairn(s) • 11.36km S

4

1
Dhuallow

Cairn(s) • 11.82km SSW

7

1
Newton of Petty

Ring Cairn • 11.9km NNE

10

1

1
Tynrich

Cairn(s) • 12.21km SSW

6

1
Creag A’ Chaisteil

Stone Fort / Dun • 12.53km NNW

10

1
Bogallan Wood

Cairn(s) • 12.57km NW

10

1
Feabuie

Kerbed Cairn • 12.57km NE

6

1
Loch Ruthven

Crannog • 12.71km SW

2

1

1
Caiplich Prehistoric Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.73km WSW

3

1
The Giant’s Grave

Chambered Cairn • 12.86km W

7

1
Arpafeelie

Bullaun Stone • 12.86km NW

3

1
Cantraybruich

Chambered Cairn • 12.87km NE

11

2

1
Cantraydoune

Cairn(s) • 12.98km ENE

8

1
Cantraybruich cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 13.01km NE

1
Craigiehowe

Cairn(s) • 13.2km NNW

6

1
Craigiehowe 2

Cairn(s) • 13.26km NNW

2

1
Easter Moniack

Cairn(s) • 13.27km W

6

1
Craigiehowe

Cairn(s) • 13.27km NNW

2
Loch Ceo Glais

Kerbed Cairn • 13.3km SW

15

1
Craigiehowe 3

Cairn(s) • 13.7km N

5

1
Castle Spynie

Broch • 13.91km W

13

1
Redcastle

Crannog • 14.04km WNW

2

1

1
James’s Temple

Stone Fort / Dun • 14.13km NNW

10

1
Carn Na Croiche

Cairn(s) • 14.15km SSW

9

1
Aberarder

Hillfort • 14.26km SSW

11

1
Torness

Cairn(s) • 14.49km SW

10

1
Dalcross Mains

Clava Cairn • 14.56km NE

18

2

1
Dalgrambich

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.64km NE

6

1
Phoineas

Hillfort • 14.81km W

11

1

1
Cabrich

Hillfort • 14.87km W

8

1

1
Lower Bog

Chambered Cairn • 15.29km W

10
Croftcrunie

Megalithic Cemetery • 15.35km NW

4

1
The Temple (Tore)

Chambered Cairn • 15.55km NW

6
Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh

Cairn(s) • 15.59km SW

14

1
Ormond Castle

Hillfort • 15.59km N

13

1
Druim An Tuirc

Cairn(s) • 15.68km E

4

1
Tom Na Moine

Kerbed Cairn • 15.78km ESE

12

1
The Clootie Well

Sacred Well • 15.86km NW

7

3

1
Moniack Castle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.86km WSW

1
Meg’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.19km W

3

1
Belladrum Home Farm

Chambered Cairn • 16.25km W

14

1
Tom Na Croiseige

Artificial Mound • 16.52km W

8

1
Belladrum (North)

Clava Cairn • 16.54km W

8
Banchor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.57km ESE

4

1
Dalarossie

Ring Cairn • 16.73km ESE

4
Mains of Kilcoy

Cairn(s) • 16.81km WNW

12

1

2
Banchor 2

Cairn(s) • 16.9km ESE

4

1
Carn Glas (Mains of Kilcoy)

Chambered Tomb • 16.92km WNW

12

1

3

1
Banchor

Cairn(s) • 16.99km ESE

7

1
Ceapmoal

Cairn(s) • 17.02km SW

5

1
Tarradale

Chambered Cairn • 17.04km WNW

15

1
Kilcoy

Chambered Cairn • 17.07km WNW

12
Balnaguie

Chambered Cairn • 17.22km NW

16

2
Clach Bhan

Cup Marked Stone • 17.26km W

4
Corffhouse

Hillfort • 17.46km W

6

1

1
Torr Shelly

Stone Fort / Dun • 17.58km SW

6

1
Windhill

Standing Stones • 17.61km W

9

4
Cairn Irenan

Clava Cairn • 17.79km WNW

13

1
Balblair

Cist • 17.83km W

1

2

2

1
Dun Evan

Hillfort • 17.85km ENE

10

1
Bruiach

Clava Cairn • 17.87km W

23

2
Belmaduthy

Chambered Cairn • 18.11km NNW

11

1
Boblainy

Chambered Cairn • 18.18km W

6

1
Beaufort

Kerbed Cairn • 18.22km W

5

1
Cairnside

Long Cairn • 18.4km WNW

6
Barevan

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.49km ENE

1
Dun Mor (Beauly)

Stone Fort / Dun • 18.58km W

12

1
Daless

Cairn(s) • 18.59km ENE

4

1
Riereach Burn

Cairn(s) • 18.62km ENE

7

1
Culburnie

Clava Cairn • 18.73km W

17

1
Muir of Ord

Henge • 18.77km W

2
Castle Kitchie

Hillfort • 18.78km SW

5

1
Clachmhor

Cup Marked Stone • 18.91km WSW

2

2

1
Culnakirk

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.95km WSW

1

1
Muir Of Conan

Cairn(s) • 19.09km WNW

8

1
Muir of Allangrange

Chambered Cairn • 19.1km WNW

6
Muir of Conan

Chambered Cairn • 19.22km WNW

8

1
Carn Daley

Clava Cairn • 19.27km WSW

6

1
Balvaird

Chambered Cairn • 19.34km WNW

8

1

1
Craig Mony

Promontory Fort • 19.51km WSW

10

1
Bishop Kinkell

Chambered Cairn • 19.83km WNW

6

1