<< Our Photo Pages >> Allt nan Uamh Bone Caves - Cave or Rock Shelter in Scotland in Highlands
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Allt nan Uamh Bone Caves Alternative Name: Innis nan Damh, Reindeer CaveCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Lochinver Nearest Village: Inchnadamph
Map Ref: NC268170
Latitude: 58.107989N Longitude: 4.941192W
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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markj99 visited on 31st Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The Bone Caves are set at the base of Creag nan Uamh in a spectacular highland glen. All of the discoveries have been removed to museums so it requires some imagination to reconstruct the caves as they were discovered. The impressive nature of the site more than makes up for this.
freedomandpeace visited on 6th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The walk to the caves isn't too long and is very nice as you walk along the river and up the glen. However, its not a quick walk. You do have to allow some time. The path to the caves is steep and narrow though, but was in good condition when I went.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 3
Park in the small car park situated about 4km south of Inchnadamph on the A837. Take the track which leads into the hills past the salmon hatchery at the back of the carpark. The fascinating Furan Allt nan Uamh supplies most of the water in the burn which runs at the right of the track. Pass the spring and soon the caves will come into view about half way up the slope on the right. The caves are about 2km from the carpark.
Scottish Natural Heritage produce a good brochure regarding the caves. It can be found here.
Note: See the comments for a write-up of a recent visit to the caves, part of the Highland Archaeology Festival
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