New images of 5,000-year-old Highland burial site

[Judi Lynn]

ANDY HICKIE

Image caption,
Carn Glas burial site is on a moor above Inverness

At a glance

Scotland's longest chamber cairn burial site has been the scene of recent activity

Carn Glas, near Inverness, is believed to be 5,000 years old

New images have been taken of the site on Essich Moor

Gorse bushes that obscured the chambered cairn have also been removed

Steven McKenzie
Journalist

Reporting from
Highlands and Islands

Published
26 September 2023

New images have been made of one of Scotland's most significant prehistoric burial sites.

Carn Glas, near Inverness, is thought to date to the Neolithic period and be about 5,000 years old.

It is Scotland's longest chambered cairn, measuring 116m (380ft) in length.

Bones were removed from the site on Essich Moor by antiquarians in 1918, according to Historic Environment Scotland (HES).



False colours image of Carn GlasIMAGE SOURCE,ANDY HICKIE

Image caption,
A false colours image of Carn Glas

The new photographs include images in false colours that clearly show the shape of Carn Glas.

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[nebby70]

1. thanks Judi Lynn...always...n/t