Images

Image of Muir of Conan (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Seen from the ESE. Not really visible on this grey autumn morning, but the massive bulk of Ben Wyvis fills the backdrop.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
Image of Muir of Conan (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking north. The lower parts of the visible orthostats are buried in the mound.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
Image of Muir of Conan (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The substantial boulder on the edge of the cairn appears to be clearance and isn’t shown on Henshall’s plan.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
Image of Muir of Conan (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking SE-ish across the chamber. The Beauly Firth, lying between the cairn and the skyline hills, is not visible from here.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)
Image of Muir of Conan (Chambered Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The chamber is still surrounded by a substantial stone mound (c.20m across), although the height has been much reduced.

Image credit: A. Brookes (14.10.2014)

Articles

Muir of Conan

I wasn’t sure what to expect here but it turned out to be good and bad news.

The last published account said that, in 1996, the site was covered in broom and brambles so the printed plan reverted to one made 40 years earlier. This showed quite substantial remains.

The good news is that the broom and brambles are no longer there. The bad news is that neither are the substantial remains – at least anything visible above ground.

Hardly worth a visit then unless it was en route to nearby Cairn Irenan. It’s close to the road.

Visited 29 October 2004

Sites within 20km of Muir of Conan