<< Our Photo Pages >> Cnocan nan Gobhar - Round Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Skye

Submitted by SumDoood on Thursday, 03 March 2016  Page Views: 3623

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cnocan nan Gobhar Alternative Name: Cnocan nan Cobhar
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Skye Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Broadford  Nearest Village: Kilmarie
Map Ref: NG55261735
Latitude: 57.181447N  Longitude: 6.051417W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

Internal Links:
External Links:

I have visited· I would like to visit

Uralsdaughter visited on 1st Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by SumDoood : Assuming trees had been removed, the cairn would have been very visible to anyone entering the bay by boat (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Cairn in Isle of Skye

This round cairn appears almost complete in height, but a significant part of the whole has been removed "to improve the fishing", so I was told by a resident of Kilmarie House, who understands the cairn to be "Neolithic in origin" and referred to beakers and other later burials within the structure. She stated that the cairn is generally missed by visitors to Dun Ringill, but in the winter months the cairn is clearly visible from the public road looking left across the river just before you arrive at the first outbuildings of Kilmarie House on the right. (Just beyond the house is a 2-3 cars parking area generally used as a starting point for visiting Dun Ringill). There is a footbridge across the river to the cairn.

Canmore ID 11434
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by SumDoood : Right on the top covered only by a few loose stones, its open side facing generally SW (towards the river which flows NW to SE), is a neat and tidy cist about 1.0m long. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by markj99 : Inside Cnocan nan Gobhar's Cist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by markj99 : Cnocan nan Gobhar's Cist near the summit of the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by RichardC : Cnocan nan Gobhar, the cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by RichardC : Cnocan nan Gobhar, view from the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by SumDoood : This, on the left, would seem to be the largest stone visible.

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by SumDoood : Most of the height has been retained, but much of the bulk on the river side removed.

Cnocan nan Gobhar
Cnocan nan Gobhar submitted by SumDoood : From the roadside. There is a substantial footbridge almost opposite the cairn.

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive OS map

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 161m SSW 198° Kilmarie (Strathaird) Stone Circle (NG552172)
 907m ESE 109° Dun Ringill* Broch or Nuraghe (NG561170)
 976m WNW 286° Na Clachan Bhreige* Stone Circle (NG5433817681)
 1.0km NW 316° Kilmarie Standing Stones (NG54591814)
 1.1km S 173° Cadha nan Ingrean* Stone Fort or Dun (NG55331625)
 1.9km SSW 193° An Reidhean* Stone Circle (NG54701548)
 2.3km NNW 340° Abhainn Cille Mhaire Standing Stones (NG54611952)
 3.2km SSW 193° Dun Liath (Elgol)* Broch or Nuraghe (NG54331427)
 3.3km SSW 209° Allt Na Cille Standing Stone (Menhir) (NG53501453)
 3.3km NE 39° Dun Beag (Loch Slapin)* Stone Fort or Dun (NG57511984)
 3.5km NE 34° Dun Mor (Torrin)* Broch or Nuraghe (NG57402015)
 3.5km SSW 199° Allt Na Cille Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (NG539141)
 4.3km E 85° Dun Kearstack* Hillfort (NG596175)
 4.4km SW 224° Raven's Stone (Elgol) Standing Stone (Menhir) (NG520144)
 4.7km NE 48° Clach na h'Annait* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NG58952029)
 4.8km ENE 57° High Pasture Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (NG59431971)
 5.3km SSW 195° Dun Grugaig (Skye)* Stone Fort or Dun (NG53541229)
 6.3km E 97° Dun Boreraig Fort* Hillfort (NG615162)
 6.7km E 95° Dun Boreraig Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NG61951638)
 7.0km SE 129° Inver Aulavaig 1* Cairn (NG60441259)
 7.1km SE 128° Inver Aulavaig 2* Cairn (NG6059112629)
 7.3km ENE 63° Kilchrist, Glebe* Stone Circle (NG61972027)
 7.5km ESE 118° Tobar Chaon* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NG61711340)
 7.7km ESE 119° Teampuill Chaon* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (NG61831321)
 7.9km SSE 148° Cnoc an Temple* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (NG591104)
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Dolmen de Liade

Dolmen de la Liquière 2 >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Contribute!

· NEW: I have visited
· I would like to visit
· Submit an Image
· Add a description
· Give accurate position
· Add a comment or news about this site

Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2019!

Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2019!

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Cnocan nan Gobhar" | Login/Create an Account | 1 comment
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Re: Cnocan nan Gobhar by SumDoood on Friday, 04 March 2016
(User Info | Send a Message)
Cnocan nan Gobhar? The hillock of the goat - goat hillock (mound / cairn / tump / tumulus even?). It's a good word, gobhar. Find it in Welsh as gafr, and at the ancient sites of Yeavering Bell and Gefrin in Northumberland.
[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.