Region : Highlands District : Caithness Town or village : Lybster Grid Reference : ND 260 442 Period : 4th-3rd millennium BC Camster Long Cairn CHAMBERED CAIRN

Along with the nearby Camster Round, this monument is the best preserved chambered cairn in mainland Scotland. It stretches along a prominent skyline position and is 59.5m in length and 20m in breadth. The long cairn was constructed to incorporate two separate chambered tombs, each with its own round cairn. Both chambers are accessible from the east, along narrow passages. The northernmost chamber is polygonal, the other one is divided into three compartments by vertical stone slabs. Two horned forecourts were added one at each end of the cairn. The larger north-east one was probably the focus for ceremonies commemorating the dead. In care of Historic Scotland

Other chambered cairns ------------------ Achnacree (Carn Ban) Barpa Langass Beorgs of Housetter Blackhammer Cairnholy I Cairnholy II Camster Long Camster Round Camus nan Geall Clettraval Cnoc Freiceadain North Cnoc Freiceadain South Coille na Borgie South Cuween Hill East Bennan Garrywhin (Cairn o' Get) Holm of Papa Westray North Holm of Papa Westray South Isbister (Tomb of the Eagles) Knowe of Lairo Knowe of Yarso Maes Howe Midhowe Nether Largie South Ord North Ord South Punds Water South Yarrows South Taversoe Tuick Torrylin Unival Unstan Vinquoy Wideford Hill Other sites in the Highlands ---------------------- Achavanich Aviemore Balnuaran of Clava (Clava) Borve Camster Long Camster Round Camus nan Geall Chambered Cairn Camus nan Geall Standing Stone Carn Liath Clach Mhic Mhios Cnoc Freiceadain North Cnoc Freiceadain South Coille na Borgie South Corrimony Craig Phadrig Dun Ardtreck Dun Beag Dunbeath Dun Dornaigil Dun Ringill Dun Telve Dun Troddan Garrywhin (Cairn o'Get) Gask Learable Hill Mid Clyth (Hill o'Many Stanes) Na Clachan Bhreige Ord North Ord South Portnancon (Laid) South Yarrows South