Caravat Barp

Also known as:
Carinish
Nearest town:
Uig (56km ENE)
OS reference:
NF837603
OS sheet:
22
Latitude:
57° 31' 19.41 N
Longitude:
7° 17' 4.68 W
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Image of Caravat Barp (Chambered Cairn) by postman

Approaching from Carinish stone circle

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Aug 4, 2016
Image of Caravat Barp (Chambered Cairn) by postman

The now less than informative information board, now we’ll never know.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Aug 4, 2016
Image of Caravat Barp (Chambered Cairn) by postman

Looking over the probably horned forecourt to Eaval, highest point on Benbecula.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Aug 4, 2016
Image of Caravat Barp (Chambered Cairn) by postman

Peristaliths from the horned forecourt.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Aug 4, 2016

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Caravat Barp

postman
postman Aug 4, 2016

This big long cairn is really a Hebridean passage grave in disguise, apparently, I’m not altogether what this means precisely. Perhaps it just means it can be seen from the road, No? Is it because it’s in the Hebrides? maybe, or is it the horned forecourt, possibly.
None of the passage can be seen and though I read that some of the chamber can still be pointed out I never saw it. But the standing stones at the end of the cairn Iv’e seen before at places like Skelpick, does that mean it’s a horned forecourt? I dunno, probably maybe, all I know is it’s good, far better than sitting watching TV, anyway.
Don’t come here the way I did, ie: climbing over the fence at Carinish stone circle , drive further down the road to the better car park and footpath toward the cairn.

Caravat Barp

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CARL Jun 26, 2012

Visited 28.5.12

The Cairn is only a 5 minute walk from the car park and is visible from the road (A865). There is an info board in the car park giving details of Carinish Crofting Woodland but there is no mention of the Chambered Cairn!

It is a fairly flat walk to the Cairn and there are lovely views of the surrounding hills. The Cairn itself is about 40 metres long x 2 metres high x 10 metres across. A walkers shelter has been built out of stone next to the chamber.

There appears to be the remains of a cist which is 1.5 metres x 1 metre. At one end of the ‘cist’ is a large stone approximately 1 metre square. Several large kerbing stones remain.

The Cairn has been pretty much mangled but access is easy so it is worth a look when on South Uist.

Caravat Barp

greywether
greywether Sep 29, 2004

Not the best preserved Hebridean Passage Grave on North Uist but one of the more accessible. For access and other sites in the area see Carinish.

Not much of the chamber and none of the passage is visible.

It is unusually housed in a long cairn which, viewed on the approach, is still rather impressive. Typically, it faces E where the cairn may have been horn-shaped.

Some of the peristaliths are still visible especially on its N side.

Visited 27 July 2004

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