Cairn Memorial
Cairn Memorial is a memorial in Highland Council, Scotland. Cairn Memorial is situated nearby to the recreation area Jubilee Park, as well as near Ballachulish Shinty Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glencoe and Eilean Munde.
Glencoe
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glencoe is a hauntingly scenic valley in the western Scottish Highlands, a branch of The Great Glen which carves coast to coast. It's also the name of the village at its foot, where the glen meets the sea at Loch Leven.
Eilean Munde
Island
Photo: David Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Munde is a uninhabited island in Loch Leven, close to Ballachulish. It is the site of a chapel built by St. Fintan Mundus, who travelled here from Iona in the 7th century.
Sgorr Bhan
Peak
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sgorr Bhan is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cairn Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencoe and Glenachulish.
Glencoe
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencoe or Glencoe Village is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven.
Glenachulish
Village
Glenachulish is a hamlet and glen which lie close to the village of Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands. Glenachulish is situated 2 miles west of Cairn Memorial.
North Ballachulish
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Ballachulish is a village, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Cairn Memorial.
Cairn Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In April 1831 [a] cairn which stood on this spot was removed. The stone coffins within the inclosure were found underneath and have been left undisturbed. Neither bones, ashes nor any other remains of antiquities were discovered.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.67525° or 56° 40′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.13678° or 5° 8′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C8PMVG7+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 13345949371OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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