Skye, Beinn Na Caillich
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Skye, Beinn Na Caillich
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 11605
Site Number NG62SW 8
NGR NG 60157 23334
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11605
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG62SW 8 6018 2337.
NG 6018 2337 On the summit of Beinn na Caillich, the conspicuous hill rising to a height of 2403' about 2 1/2 miles west of Broadford, is a cairn of stones measuring some 50' in diameter. The body of the cairn measures 8' in height, but seems to have been originally higher, as the top is surmounted by a cone of stones rising another 6' in height, doubtless of late construction. Although local tradition says that it was erected over the grave of a Norwegian Princess, without excavation it is impossible to say if it is a prehistoric monument. Hill top cairns of large dimensions and at considerable altitudes are found in many parts of Scotland.
RCAHMS 1928.
A cairn as described by RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (A C) 27 June 1961.
Field Visit (31 May 1915)
Cairn, Beinn na Caillich.
On the summit of Beinn na Caillich, the conspicuous hill rising to a height of 2403 feet, about 2½ miles west of Broadford, is a cairn of stones measuring some 50 feet in diameter. The body of the cairn measures 8 feet in height, but seems to have originally been higher, as the top is surmounted by a cone of stones rising another 6 feet in height, doubtless of late construction. Although local tradition says that it was erected over the grave of a Norwegian princess, without excavation it is impossible to say if it is a prehistoric monument. Hilltop cairns of large dimensions and at considerable altitudes are found in many parts of Scotland.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 31 May 1915.
OS map: Skye xlvi (unnoted).
