Airidhan An T-sruthain Ghairbh

Nearest town:
Uig (60km E)
OS reference:
NF7959469363
OS sheet:
18
Latitude:
57° 36' 1.17 N
Longitude:
7° 21' 53.45 W
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Image of Airidhan An T-sruthain Ghairbh (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

The central cairn, just enough to make out what was once the chamber.

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drewbhoy Aug 26, 2019
Image of Airidhan An T-sruthain Ghairbh (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

A lonely looking place nowadays, busier back in their day.

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drewbhoy Aug 26, 2019
Image of Airidhan An T-sruthain Ghairbh (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

On the downwards slopes of Guala Na h-Imrich from the west.

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drewbhoy Aug 26, 2019

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Airidhan An T-sruthain Ghairbh

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 7, 2019

Airidhan An T-sruthain Ghairbh means ‘properties of the coarse stream’.

We headed for the summit of Guala na h-Imrich wading through bogs, peat cuttings and heather. Once at the top it started to rain. From the top the cairn looks a lonely place, with a the rain a desolate place as well. Still its’s always worth it when you get there so on we plodded.

There appears to a ring of stones on edge or fallen surrounding site which 22m wide. Two massive stones are probably capstones. Sadly some stones have been drilled.

On a sunny this would be a beautiful place, on a cloudy rainy early evening it is still a beautiful place with an atmosphere of complete calm and silence.

Visited 23/7/2019.

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