Chambered Cairn
Chambered Cairn is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Chambered Cairn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Camas nan Geall, cross-incised stone, as well as near the peak Beinn Buidhe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Mòr and Ben Hiant.
Eilean Mòr
Island
Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited, tidal island opposite Oronsay at the entrance to Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea on the west coast of Scotland. At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Eilean Mòr is situated 1½ miles east of Chambered Cairn.
Ben Hiant
Peak
Ben Hiant is the highest mountain on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Scotland. The mountain is situated in the centre of the peninsula, nearby to Kilchoan, looking over the Sound of Mull and Loch Sunart. Ben Hiant is situated 1½ miles northwest of Chambered Cairn.
Ardnamurchan distillery
Distillery
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardnamurchan distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the Ardnamurchan peninsula of Lochaber in the Highlands, Scotland. The distillery is considered one of the remotest distilleries in Scotland and takes its name from the peninsula. Ardnamurchan distillery is situated 2 miles east of Chambered Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenborrodale and Laga.
Glenborrodale
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenborrodale is a coastal community on Loch Sunart in the south of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Highland area of Scotland. It gives its name to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' reserve in the nearby oakwoods. Glenborrodale is situated 3½ miles east of Chambered Cairn.
Laga
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laga is a hamlet on the north shore of Loch Sunart near Acharacle, in Lochaber, in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. Laga is situated 4½ miles east of Chambered Cairn.
Kilchoan
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchoan is a village on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, beside the Sound of Mull in Lochaber, Highland. It is the most westerly village in mainland Britain, although several tiny hamlets lie further west on the peninsula. Kilchoan is situated 4½ miles west of Chambered Cairn.
Chambered Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.6854° or 56° 41′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.98453° or 5° 59′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C8PM2P8+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 5585299763OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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