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Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by A R Cane

The charming Ord North viewed from the top of Ord South

Image credit: A R Cane
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by A R Cane

The blocked up entrance, with two remaining large lintels, to an ‘octagonal’ burial chamber, apparently.

Image credit: A R Cane
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Lovely ‘Turner-esque’ illustration by Denny Derbyshire postulating what the northern monument may have appeared like in its landscape.

Image credit: Denny Derbyshire
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Taken from ‘The Ord, Lairg – A Journey Back in Time’ published by Highland Heritage Network

Note – ‘The Mystery’ quoted in the key refers to what is shown on the OS map as a ‘Homestead’... the guide mentioned above raises the possibility that this might be a former henge.

Image credit: (presumably) Denny Derbyshire
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by thesweetcheat

Looking westish, the ground drops from the Ord then climbs to again the wooded hillsides.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by thesweetcheat

The mast isn’t a good addition, but this is a fabulous site regardless.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by thesweetcheat

The wonderful chambered cairn in its setting, with Loch Shin beyond.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Pity about the antennae, but there you are. In my opinion the northern cairn is very fine indeed.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
Image of Ord North (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

From the A839 to approx south... I’d taken a wrong turning looking for the Achinduich ‘circle. No matter.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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Ord North

04/05/2017 – I didn’t know about this site until tsc posted his photos a few years back and I’ve been wanting to visit ever since. They turned out to be the last cairns on our trip north and what a way to finish. Ord North is good one.

Starting from the lovely Ferrycroft Visitor Centre (Coffee tick, cakes tick, icecreams tick – that will do me). There’s two walks do to, one north to the broch and the other up The Ord to see the cairns. Ord North cairn is in really good condition and in a fantastic location. Great views all round. Lovely Ord South just a short distance away as well.

The whole walk round here is lovely and we were lucky with the weather. This site is really worth a visit and pretty accessible. A fine place for a sunny day stroll.

Ord North

There is a visitor centre (Ferrycroft Countryside Centre) in Lairg with parking, etc and a trail to the cairn.

26m x 22m oval cairn covering a passage and chamber (neither accessible). The chamber probably reached a height of about 4m.

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