Field Visit
Date 2013 - 2014
Event ID 1004725
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1004725
Description from RCAHMS Carnan nan Long is a mound, above the shore, about 40ft in diameter and 10ft high with indications of a chamber c. 15ft by 4ft. On the west of its summit are two large stone slabs. Henshall gives the dimensions as c. 110ft long, 64ft wide at the N end and 32ft at the S, the height agreeing with Beveridge. It is oriented NNE to SSW (bearing 198). Vague foundations of a building are apparent at the NW corner while the NE corner has been eroded by the sea.
The remains of a much mutilated cairn are generally as described by Henshall except for the overall dimensions (c. 26m long by 20m wide). There are only slight indications of a chamber although one orthostat remains in situ.
Visited by Scotland's Coastal Heritage at Risk (SCHARP) 2013
