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1. Cairnholy Chambered Tomb # 1

   ... 164 yards (150m) of each other in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, Alba). They are ... name Cairnholy derives from the Gaelic Càrn na h-ulaidhe ‘cairn of the stone tomb'. Both are very impressive. These are both tombs to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 3 2021 - 12:10pm

2. Eday

   ... Vinquoy Hill from the Fold of Setter is Braeside Chambered Cairn which is an open stalled cairn. Further north again is the Huntersquoy ... at the north end of Eday. Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Orkney Islands Place type: ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 2:26pm

3. Shapinsay

   ... located west from the Ferry Terminal along the B9064. The cairn is a round mound containing two chambers one below the other. When ... from Faraclett farm. Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Orkney Islands Place type: ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 2:02pm

4. South Ronaldsay

   ... end of September. Tomb of the Eagles/Ibister Chambered Cairn This cairn is estimated to have been built in 3000BC and used for ... Creative Commons Licence. Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Orkney Islands Place type: ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 1:17pm

5. Cairnholy Chambered Tomb # 2

   Cairnholy # 2 Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic tomb built in the 4th millenium BC. There are in fact two ... 164 yards (150m) of each other in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, Alba). They are ...

   Alastair Kneale - Jun 3 2021 - 12:42pm

6. Ballowall Barrow or Carn Gluze

   Ballowall is a prehistoric cairn which incorporates other phases of use in the Neolithic and Middle Bronze ... has diameters of 21.4m and 20.4m. The top of the central cairn is missing but it stands at 2.7m high and when built, could have been ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2013 - 5:05pm

7. Mainland, Shetland

   ... Mousa This is the tallest and best preserved broch in Scotland. The diameter is quite small and it stands at about forty-four feet in ... can be seen on this site along with field systems and a cairn. The site dates back to about 2250BC and is located off the A971 near ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 16 2021 - 1:05pm

8. Grey Cairns of Camster

   ... Gaelic: Liabost) in Caithness, in the Highland region of Scotland. They are about two hundred metres apart. The Camster Round Cairn is about eighteen metres in diameter and three and half metres in height. ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 4 2021 - 2:02pm

9. Ireland - Ancient passage tomb excavations at Hellfire Club in Dublin Mountains

   ... was said to have been cursed. Originally there was a cairn with a prehistoric passage grave on the summit and stones from this were ... saw this incident as punishment for interfering with the cairn. Now archaeologists are excavating what is thought to be an ancient ...

   Eibhlin O'Neill - Oct 20 2016 - 3:50pm - 0 comments

10. Treshnish Isles come under the protection of the National Trust for Scotland

    ... Inner Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh) off Scotland's west coast. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its ... Lunga, Sgeir a' Chaisteil, Sgeir an Eirionnaich, Flada, Cairn Bhuirg Mòr, Cairn Bhuirg Beag. Image : Puffins on Lunga. ...

    Douglas MacQueen - Jul 11 2023 - 8:29pm

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