<< Our Photo Pages >> Sig More - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in South Uist
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sig More Alternative Name: CarnanCountry: Scotland
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County: South Uist Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Village: Buaile Dubh
Map Ref: NF8098345483
Latitude: 57.387501N Longitude: 7.311455W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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A much reduced chambered cairn on the north coast of South Uist. It is constructed on a tidal islet approximately 2 miles east of Buaile Dubh. The cairn is around 65 feet in diameter but has been extensively robbed. There are apparently remnants of a chamber on the eastern side but it is rather covered with seaweed! There was a ring of stones c. 60 feet in diameter forming a peristalith but by 2010 only 13 remained.
Source: Canmore ID 10161 Approaching Sig More cairn from the beach at low tide I found it to be surrounded by a ring of seaweed measuring c. 20 yards. I could see a narrow band of rock surrounding the cairn, but lacking suitable footwear I was unable to explore the cairn further.
Note: See our page for an aerial view of this chambered cairn on a beach in South Uist
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