Kenny’s Cairn

Also known as:
Cairn Hanach
Nearest town:
Wick (11km NNE)
OS reference:
ND310408
OS sheets:
11, 12
Latitude:
58° 21' 1.47 N
Longitude:
3° 10' 44.48 W
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Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Fans of one Kenny reckon ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. That’s a fallacy here, though.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jul 5, 2014
Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Locals cling to the forbidding Caithness coastline beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jul 5, 2014
Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Although disrupted internally, I would suggest members will find this a satisfying companion – not to mention better hang – to the nice n’tidy Cairn o’Get nearby.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jul 5, 2014
Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

As the rucksack shows, Kenny’s got himself a mighty fine chambered cairn here...

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GLADMAN Jul 5, 2014
Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

The capstone is really substantial and remains subsumed within the cairn.

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GLADMAN Jun 9, 2014
Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

The interior is ravaged, but still retains hints of the former chamber.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 9, 2014
Image of Kenny’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Retrospective heading for Warehouse Hill.... Kenny’s Cairn is more or less centre of image, looking toward the Caithness coastline.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 9, 2014

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