Tom Nan Carragh

Nearest town:
Grantown-on-Spey (4km NNE)
OS reference:
NJ011245
OS sheet:
36
Latitude:
57° 18' 1.47 N
Longitude:
3° 38' 29.55 W
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Image of Tom Nan Carragh (Stone Row / Alignment) by markj99

Cup Marks on a Recumbent Stone c. 80 yards SW of Tom Nan Carragh W Stone

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Image of Tom Nan Carragh (Stone Row / Alignment) by drewbhoy

East stone NJ0118624689, Laggan Hill in the background.

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Image of Tom Nan Carragh (Stone Row / Alignment) by drewbhoy

NJ0102924569. Looking south west onto the River Spey.

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The west stone looking over to Auchendean, home to 2 cairns. NJ0102924569.

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Image of Tom Nan Carragh (Stone Row / Alignment) by drewbhoy

The west stone looking west, next door is a rather flattened mound. NJ0102924569.

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The west stone, NJ0102924569 looking north onto Gaich Hill, home to 2 cairns.

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Image of Tom Nan Carragh (Stone Row / Alignment) by drewbhoy

Looking east, the eastern stone is directly behind NJ0110824646.

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Skeilloch/Skellach Croft in the background, looking north.

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Misty Cairngorms in the background to the south, stone NJ0110824646.

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Articles

Tom Nan Carragh

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jul 27, 2012

Coming down from Gaich Wood 2 I jumped the fence at Skeilloch Croft onto the old A95. A tractor approached so I waved and he stopped. Asking directions to the standing stones I enquired what was the best way. Answer, over the A95 straight across. Absolute dawdle of a mile walk, maybe not.

Ran across the A95 jumped the fence and somehow managed to cross a bog without being soaked. Jump next fence and if you have long legs jump the burn as well, a few meters later repeat this process. From here it is much drier however bombardment from above started. Seagulls obviously have been lacking targets recently and decided that I was to be repeatedly dive bombed and screamed at. But after a while they realised they weren’t tough enough, so they flew away.

The three stones (plus a couple of others having a rest, including the cup marked one) are all still standing. Beautiful site, beautiful views. Park at the farm if you have any sense.

Visited 26/7/2012.

Tom Nan Carragh

tiompan
tiompan Aug 11, 2007

As well as the three stones of the alignment there is another similar shaped stone with cup marks approx 30metres to the west of the westernmost stone .

Tom Nan Carragh

greywether
greywether Jun 13, 2005

Three stones, each about 2.5m high running NE/SW not quite in a straight line. They are well spaced and the first and third are not intervisible. Great views over to the Cairngorms.

Ask at Ballintomb farm. Access along the disused railway line until it is blocked by a gate then head right. Two gates, one locked.

6.6.05

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