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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Essich Moor Alternative Name: Carn Glas
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.0 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Inverness
Map Ref: NH649383 Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.414927N Longitude: 4.250861W
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

no data Accuracy:

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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**Essich Moor** submitted by TheCaptain : From the Prehistoric Explorers Club Facebook page today. If anyone has any information on who is behind this please report! This is from the NOSAS Facebook page: "We were very sorry to learn today that one of the cists at Carn Glas long cairn, Achvraid, Essich, south of Inverness has been deliberately damaged. Apparently turf has been cut and and stones have been removed to create a m... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chambered Cairns in Highland. Alt name Carn Glas. One of the cists at this long cairn near Achvraid, Essich, south of Inverness has been deliberately damaged. Apparently turf has been cut and and stones have been removed to create a makeshift structure.

This is from the NOSAS Facebook page: "We were very sorry to learn today that one of the cists at Carn Glas long cairn, Achvraid, Essich, south of Inverness has been deliberately damaged. This is a scheduled monument and the police, HES and Highland Council are aware. Let's hope an example can be made of the perpetrators.

Source: Prehistoric Explorers Club Facebook page. If anyone has any information on who is behind this please report!

Cairns mostly destroyed but at least 3 small exposed chambers can be seen. The southmost cairn is in the best condition with its chamber right on the summit.

Parking for a short visit is possible near the cattlegrid almost under the power lines or near gate 200 m further north-west. Cairns are in a field reached after negotiating some boggy ground. Livestock often present so it could be worth getting permission first.

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