Region : Highlands District : Caithness Town or village : Thrumster Grid Reference : ND 304 431 Period : 3rd millennium BC South Yarrows South CHAMBERED CAIRN

A long chambered cairn with 'horns' at both ends (possibly areas for rituals) in Caithness. The cairn, 73m in length and from 11m to 20m in breadth, seems to have been built originally as a round cairn, before being enlarged to its present elongated shape. Depressions in the top of it could mark collapsed chambers. The chamber, divided into three compartments, is at the broader east end of the structure (in the photo). The site was excavated by Joseph Anderson in 1865. Another long cairn, South Yarrows North (ND 304 434) lies to the north. There is an archaeological trail passing the two chambered cairn, a hilltop enclosure, a standing stone, some cairns, a prehistoric settlement and a broch.

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