Ord Burial Cairns

Nearest town:
Dornoch (28km E)
OS reference:
NC574054
OS sheet:
16
Latitude:
58° 0' 53.88 N
Longitude:
4° 24' 50.54 W
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Images

Image of Ord Burial Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking south over the northern round cairn, towards the sun-bleached mountains of Easter Ross.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 27, 2014
Image of Ord Burial Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The excellent northern round cairn of the pair just below the summit of The Ord.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 27, 2014
Image of Ord Burial Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on the River Shin from the southern of the two cairns.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 27, 2014
Image of Ord Burial Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Section of apparent kerbing around the southern of the two round cairns.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 27, 2014
Image of Ord Burial Cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The southern of a couple of round cairns just below the chambered cairns on top of The Ord.

Image credit: A. Brookes (17.10.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 27, 2014

Articles

Ord Burial Cairns

nickbrand
nickbrand May 24, 2004

There are many burial cairns scattered about The Ord. The remains of the cairn tombs are the most obvious neolthic remains, but there are other burial cairns, a burnt mound and innumerable hut circles. I have attached a photograph of one of the burial cairns.

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