Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn
Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dun Beachaire, dun site, as well as near Red Cove, dun site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Killean Chapel.
Killean Chapel
Place of worship
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killean Chapel is a place of worship, which is situated 4,100 feet north of Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tayinloan and Ardminish.
Tayinloan
Village
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office, general store and a small hotel, a village hall and a play park. Tayinloan is situated 1½ miles north of Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn.
Ardminish
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardminish is the sole village on the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan. Ardminish is situated 4½ miles northwest of Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn.
Gigha
Gigha is an island 3 miles off Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The name is probably from Norse Guðey, “god’s island” or “good island”. It’s about 6 miles north-south by 1½ miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 163.
Beacharra Chambered Long Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Beacharr”, “Beacharr Chambered Long Cairn”, and “Beacharra”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.62876° or 55° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-5.66672° or 5° 40′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C7PJ8HM+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 322463014OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beacharr,standing stone & long cairn and Dun Beachaire, dun site.
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