fieldjourneys

January 21, 2016

Carn Liath chambered cairn

NH 5893 6655 Carn Liath (Name Book 1875), an Orkney-Cromarty type round cairn, occupies a prominent position on top of a ridge. The site has formerly been planted with trees and enclosed within a circular wall which skirted the edge of the cairn by a few feet. It has been much robbed and disturbed, but … Continue reading Carn Liath chambered cairn

August 23, 2015February 5, 2016

A walk to Dun Canna

We got the early morning ferry from Stornoway to Ullapool, getting in at 9.30am, and after buying some supplies from the supermarket, headed north. Beautiful road winding up and over to Strathcanaird, hang a right and drive a short way to Blughasary, where there’s a wee parking space set beside the River Runie. A … Continue reading A walk to Dun Canna