Garrywhin Cists

Nearest town:
Wick (11km NNE)
OS reference:
ND313411
OS sheets:
11, 12
Latitude:
58° 21' 11.34 N
Longitude:
3° 10' 26.35 W
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Image of Garrywhin Cists by GLADMAN

Suffice to say don’t just visit the Cairn o’Get.... as I did first time around. You’ll only have to come back.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 10, 2014
Image of Garrywhin Cists by GLADMAN

The Garrywhin fort – with excellent entrance stones – rises above.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 10, 2014
Image of Garrywhin Cists by GLADMAN

Lovely capstone here... looking toward the sentinel Kenny’s Cairn, extreme top right.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Jun 10, 2014

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Garrywhin Cists

C
CARL Aug 13, 2014

Managed to spot two of the cists.

One was near the path and well hidden in the heather to the south of the chambered cairn.

The other cist I saw is very easy to spot. It is right next to the path as you approach the cairn, just before the 2nd small wooden walkway.
And very nice it is too!
Three of the side stones remain in place and the cist is about 0.5m deep.

Well worth keeping an eye out for when visiting the cairn.

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