Region : Highlands District : Sutherland Town or village : Borgie Grid Reference : NC 715 590 Period : 3rd millennium BC Coille na Borgie South (Coillenaborgie South) CHAMBERED CAIRN

This 72m long chambered cairn lies on a terrace above the Borgie river in Sutherland (Highlands). The chamber, now roofless (the hole visible in the foreground of the photo) is divided into compartments by pairs of upright slabs. The widest and highest part of the cairn is where the chamber is. There are traces of a forecourt at either end (the so-called 'horns'). The set of six upright stones marking the northern façade is unique in the North of Scotland. A similar but much more ruined cairn (Coille na Borgie North) lies 10 metres to the north. Among the several other long cairns nearby, the Skelpick one (NC 722 567) is particularly impressive.

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