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Ord North Chambered Tomb Image © nickbrand Nearest Town: Dornoch (28km ESE) OS Ref (GB):     NC573056 / Sheet: 16 Latitude: 58° 1' 0.22" N Longitude:     4° 24' 57.07" W Added by greywether Images (24) Fieldnotes (2) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Ord North Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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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. Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 10th May 2017ce

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. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by greywether 2nd December 2003ce Edited 10th December 2003ce

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Canmore Excellent photo of the exposed chamber during excavation. Only the roofing slabs and passage lintels can be seen now. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 30th December 2014ce