Cnoc Ullinish

Also known as:
Ullinish Lodge
Nearest town:
Uig (27km N)
OS reference:
NG324379
OS sheets:
23, 32
Latitude:
57° 21' 10.21 N
Longitude:
6° 26' 58.46 W
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Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Golden evening light illuminates the remains of this chambered cairn...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Apr 25, 2015
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

An ‘aerial’ view from the rise to approx south.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jan 2, 2013
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

Let there be light! Let there be midges! On second thoughts... not the latter. Unless they’re in Ultravox.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 16, 2012
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by GLADMAN

The beautiful low sun made it impossible to adequately capture the magnificent view from this site towards Macleod’s Tables. So lucky Kammer’s already got it. Incidentally the sharp eyed may spot an orange bottle upon the central left hand orthostat (bit of ‘product placement’... ) so be aware the midges rule here during season.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 16, 2012
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by Kammer

Taken 30th July 2004: The largest remaining stone with the Cuillins in the distance.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 22, 2004
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by Kammer

Taken 30th July 2004: The tomb (or some of it) with Louise standing next to it for scale (Lou is 5 foot 6 inches tall).

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 22, 2004
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by Kammer

Taken 30th July 2004: Cnoc Ullinish viewed from the north west, with the Cuillins in the distance.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 22, 2004
Image of Cnoc Ullinish (Chambered Tomb) by Kammer

Taken 30th July 2004: The view across Loch Bracadale is certainly stunning, but this is a pleasing little site in itself.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Dec 22, 2004

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Cnoc Ullinish

Kammer
Kammer Jan 6, 2005

Visited 30th July 2004: What a charming place! The views are great, but the site itself is also interesting. The remaining stones are relatively large, indicating something of the way it once looked. This must have been something special when it was in one piece.

Access to the site isn’t too tricky on foot, but the route in isn’t wheelchair friendly. Cnoc Ullinish is quite close to the road, and there’s space to parking isn’t a problem. You’re unlikely to bump into any fellow visitors.

Miscellaneous

Cnoc Ullinish
Chambered Tomb
TomBo
TomBo Jun 28, 2004

“Dr. Johnson stayed at Ullinish as the guest of Sheriff-Substitute Macleod and while there was shown all the sights of the neighbourhood: Dun Beag, of course, and also the three monoliths or standing stones beyond the house. Local tradition has always maintained that they were erected ‘long ago’ for burning the dead and this tradition seems to be approximately correct, for a fairly recent find close to these stones was an ancient funerary urn full of ashes.”

- Otta F. Swire, Skye: The Island and its Legends, 1961, p. 166.

The OS map also shows a second chambered cairn at NG336376, and also a souterrain at NG333384.

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