Sig More

Nearest town:
Uig (61km ENE)
OS reference:
NF810455
OS sheet:
22
Latitude:
57° 23' 16.02 N
Longitude:
7° 18' 36.88 W
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Image of Sig More (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

The lonely stone in the middle still stands, precarious angle.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Oct 24, 2023
Image of Sig More (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

If all of the outer stones were part of the cairn, there must have been large kerbs surrounding it.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Oct 11, 2023
Image of Sig More (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

Bits of chamber, fallen stones, must have been some place!

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Oct 11, 2023
Image of Sig More (Chambered Cairn) by drewbhoy

The north east, a mixture of chamber, standing and fallen stones, kerbs, cairn material and erosion.

Image credit: drew/AMJ
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Sep 29, 2023
Image of Sig More (Chambered Cairn) by markj99

Sig More cairn with Sig More tidal inlet in the foreground.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
markj99
markj99 Sep 11, 2020
Image of Sig More (Chambered Cairn) by greywether

View down the chamber and passage looking E.

Rather unusual arrangement of the two – chamber narrower than passage.

Alternatively, the wider “passage” may be a later addition – its use of portal stones is certainly unusual in aHebridean Passage Grave.

greywether
greywether Sep 30, 2004

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Sig More

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jan 5, 2024

Follow the same directions as Mark, and stop at the same place. The way over to the cairn was kinder to me, there was hardly any seaweed and in any case I’d had my troubles for the earlier at Ardnamonie.

Unlike the previous two sites I could get to this one and there is quite a lot to see. At 20m wide, damage by both humans and erosion has led to stones falling all around the site 13 in total, some of which might be capstones. Thanks to robbing the chamber can be seen and thanks to the robbing its difficult to tell if there are three areas / compartments. Two can be certainly seen, of the third only two stones remain standing.

One of the nicest ‘what ifs’ I’ve seen.

A great way to finish the trip.

Visited 13/08/2023

Sig More

markj99
markj99 Sep 11, 2020

I attempted to reach Sig More cairn from the beach however the cairn was surrounded by a carpet of seaweed which deterred me from investigating further. The profile of the mound is a classic cairn with large kerb stones visible.
Directions: The cairn is located on the N coast of South Uist. Half a mile before the South Uist Benbecula Causeway turn R to Aird Mhor/Ardmore just after passing a roadside shrine. Follow the single track road to park at a dead end at Rhughasinish (NF81394517). Walk back along the track for c. 300 yards to reach a house. Head NW across rough ground for c. 500 yards to reach the coast. The cairn is accessible from the coast depending on the tide level.

Sig More

greywether
greywether Sep 30, 2004

This Hebridean Passage Grave sits on a small tidal islet. In the neolithic the three islands were one landmass and the watery landscape which characterises the Uists today did not come into effect until about 2000 bce.

Traces of the passage and chamber on the islet with several peristaliths visible at tide level.

Access. Parking ok on the approach road. Through one gate then over a tricky barbed wire fence to the shore.

Visited 29 July 2004

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