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Submitted by markj99 on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 Page Views: 917

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Liath, Alness Alternative Name: Dalmore
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Alness
Map Ref: NH66626952
Latitude: 57.695654N Longitude: 4.23939W
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

2 Ambience:

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

5 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
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3 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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**Carn Liath, Alness** submitted by markj99 : Approaching Carn Liath, Alness from NE. Obsdale Road is in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A cairn in Ross & Cromarty

Many antiquarians will have driven past this cairn, sited in a field E of Alness on the A9. I saw what I imagined to be a cairn surrounded by a ring of trees. Just for once I was correct.
Canmore ID 13615 confirms the existence of a 60 ft cairn which was removed about 1810. A substantial capstone was left covering a 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 foot cist.
A circular stone wall was built inside the cairn boundary and trees were planted round the levelled interior.

These trees have grown tall but the level grassy interior and central cist and capstone are still preserved. Somehow, for me, the ring of mature trees round the naked cist give this site a sacred aspect.
Directions: Turn off the A9 to Alness, turn L along Obsdale Road, turn L into Kendall Crescent then L again into Salvesson Crescent. The cairn lies within 150 yards E of this location.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

NH6669 : Oil Rigs and Road Junctions by Dorcas Sinclair — by Dorcas Sinclair
©2005(licence)

NH6669 : Alness by Eirian Evans — by Eirian Evans
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NH6669 : Plot, Alness by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
©2015(licence)

NH6669 : Obsdale Road, Alness by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
©2015(licence)

NH6669 : Motor Cyclist on the A9 near Alness by David Dixon — by David Dixon
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