Corary

Nearest town:
Uig (66km E)
OS reference:
NF74127139
OS sheet:
18
Latitude:
57° 36' 52.33 N
Longitude:
7° 27' 31.53 W
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Image of Corary (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The south side wall containing probable large kerbs.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 9, 2019
Image of Corary (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Easy to imagine that the standing stone was once part of the cairn.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 9, 2019
Image of Corary (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The boggy eastern approach, the sheepfold has been built on top the cairn with stones from the cairn.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 9, 2019
Image of Corary (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking south west, this must have been a huge cairn.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 9, 2019
Image of Corary (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Slabs show the edge of the cairn, most of the cairns stones have made the sheepfold.

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drewbhoy Sep 9, 2019

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Corary

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 25, 2019

Corary is a massive cairn that stands over 27m wide and is 1.5m tall. Most of the stones have been recycled to make a very large sheepfold, being plonked on top of their original position. Two upright slabs remain at the edge of the cairn, others have been built into the walls or used as entrances.

From Dun Grogary I returned to the minor road and headed straight across A865 onto the tarred road opposite. This leads to the Clettraval viewpoint and various military stuff at the top of Cleitreabhal A Deas. Pass the quarry and look for a gate on the west side of the road. This has a track, of sorts, which leads straight to the site via a bog.

A bit of a ‘what if’ but worth a visit whilst on the way to the more well known sites further uphill.

Visited 24/7/2019.

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