Swordale

Nearest town:
Dingwall (8km SSW)
OS reference:
NH5787466156
OS sheet:
21
Latitude:
57° 39' 46.76 N
Longitude:
4° 22' 57.55 W
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Image of Swordale (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

The cairn with hill of the same name behind, north west.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 10, 2023
Image of Swordale (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

Looking north east, Druim Nan Damh has a pot gold behind.

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drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 10, 2023
Image of Swordale (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

Enclosures, from the medieval, surround the site, no need guess where the stones came from.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 10, 2023
Image of Swordale (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

Looking into the chamber of this superbly located site.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 10, 2023

Articles

Swordale

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Apr 12, 2023

The first site in 2023 was far far easier than the last site of 2022.

At the village shop in Evanton take Chapel Road, then Hermitage Street which leads to Swordale Road. Park just before the Swordale Cottages, jump a gate and climb the hill until the first old dyke. There are rocks everywhere, as I now know many are covered in cup marks.

There are a lot of dry stane dykes in the area so there are no prizes for guessing where most of the stones came from for this .

What is left is the chamber, three stones surrounded in cairn rubble. Some kerbs remain in place in what is a beautifully placed site. Views over the Cromarty Firth complete with rainbows – wonderful.

Visited 03/01/2023.

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