The Drum

Nearest town:
Kingussie (15km WSW)
OS reference:
NH89050935
OS sheets:
35, 36
Latitude:
57° 9' 42.08 N
Longitude:
3° 50' 4.82 W
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Image of The Drum (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The remains of the cairn, in front of the tree. This looking north east.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 17, 2018
Image of The Drum (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking over the cairn to the south. Tor an Eas covered in snow.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 17, 2018
Image of The Drum (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The circular shape can be seen with odd kerbs. Creag a Mhuilinn posing behind.

Image credit: drew/A/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 17, 2018
Image of The Drum (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Not much remains of this site. This looking south east towards Ord Ban.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 17, 2018

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The Drum

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jul 19, 2018

The Drum has a great location, surrounded by mountains and lochs. Across the river, Spey, is a fort and further east another cairn. There are possible duns in the area which I’ll investigate at some point.

Sadly the cairn, which is oval shaped, has largely gone. Several intermittent kerbs remain in place, the height of the cairn never reaching more than 0.3m.

A case of ‘what if’.

Still, a very beautiful place.

Head south west from Coylum Bridge on the B970 and pull in just beyond the road to Loch an Eilein. The cairn is in the field to the east.

Visited 19/4/2018.

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