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	Corrimony Chambered Cairn
		The passage grave of Corrimory in Glen Urquart, consists of a circular mound of river pebbles enclosed by an outer kerb, and a ring of 11 standing stones.
		) are used as a standard for cairns of this period and region.
		The passage and chamber are aligned on a Southwestern axis, probably with some relevance to the Midwinter sunset, as with the cairns at Clava.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /scotland/invernesshire/inverness_2.html (170 words)

	Cairn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In North American mountain regions, cairns are often used to mark hiking trails or cross-country routes at or above the treeline.
		It is traditional for each person passing by a cairn to add a stone, as a small bit of maintenance to counteract the destructive effects of severe winter weather.
		Although the practice is not common in English, cairns are sometimes referred to by their anthropomorphic qualities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cairn (646 words)

	Chambered cairn -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the (Latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)) Neolithic, consisting of a (Small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland) cairn of stones inside which a sizeable (usually stone) chamber was constructed.
		Typically, the chamber is larger than a (Click link for more info and facts about cist) cist, and will contain a larger number of interments, which are either (Click link for more info and facts about excarnated) excarnated bones or inhumations (cremations).
		Chambered cairns in (One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts) Scotland
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Ch/Chambered_cairn.htm (680 words)

	Chambered cairn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cairn Terrier Kennel van Eskadale Over cairn terriers met foto's en informatie over levershunt.
		Cairn Terrier Förderverein Der Verein und seine Arbeit werden vorgestellt mit Zúchterliste, Vermittlung von Cairn Terrier sowie Ausstellungsresultate und Information zur Rasse.
		Cardhus Cairn Terrier Vorstellung der Zuchtrüden und Hündinnen mit Bildern und Pedigree.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Chambered_cairn.html (772 words)

	Maeshowe, Orkney's finest chambered cairn
		By far the largest and most impressive of the chambered cairns found in Orkney, Maeshowe is clearly visible from the Standing Stones o' Stenness, the Barnhouse Settlement and the Watchstone, appearing as a large grassy mound in a field by the main Kirkwall to Stromness road.
		The chamber was built in the Neolithic period, raised on top of a platform of leveled ground which was, like the nearby stone circles of Brodgar and Stenness, surrounded by a ditch and raised bank.
		The cairn is made up of a large central chamber, with three side chambers built into the walls, which is accessed by a low, long entrance passage.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/maeshowe/index.html (720 words)

	Barmore Wood Chambered Cairn
		In the centre background are the stones of the southwestern chamber.
		This chambered long cairn stands on a low rocky knoll in what was a forestry commission plantation, although the trees have been recently cleared.
		Although almost all the cairn material has been robbed away, it is thought that the cairn would have originally been about one hundred feet long running northeast-southwest with a chamber at each end.
	www.ancient-scotland.co.uk /barmore.html (227 words)

	Chambered cairn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A chambered cairn is a burial monument usually constructed the Neolithic consisting of a cairn of stones inside which a sizeable stone) chamber was constructured.
		Typically the chamber is larger than a cist and will contain a larger number internments which are either excarnated bones or (cremations).
		The burial chamber (although usually blocked use) is of very basic design and normally located at one end of the As a result it could be immediately from the outside.
	www.freeglossary.com /Chambered_cairn (602 words)

	Encyclopedia: Chambered cairn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A cairn to mark the way along a glacier A cairn is a manmade pile of stones.
		The Court cairn is a variety of megalithic chamber tomb found in south west Scotland and central and northern Ireland.
		The Hebrides comprise a wide-spread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, and in geological terms are composed of the oldest rocks in the British Isles and Ireland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chambered-cairn (1095 words)

	Rousay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn is an unusual monument in that it consists of two chambers set one above the other, and a smaller subsidiary chamber at the entrance to the lower tomb.
		The lower chamber was dug into the hillside, and is entered by a passage on the south east side of the mound.
		The outer wall of the cairn was constructed with extraordinary care, and consists of a foundation layer of flat slabs with layers of slanting slabs laid on top in interlocking triangles.
	www.orknet.co.uk /tourism/rousay.htm (426 words)

	Orkneyjar - The Discovery of the Crantit Cairn, Orkney
		Without a doubt the most talked-about archaeological discovery of 1998 was the much-publicised chambered cairn at Crantit on the southern outskirts of Kirkwall.
		Neolithic cairns were frequently used over and over again, but entrance to the Crantit cairn was heavily blocked up, both inside and out, suggesting reuse was not wanted.
		This contrasts with the other cairns which were built as prominent mounds on hillsides or on flat ground.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/tombs/crantit (382 words)

	Orkneyjar - The development of the chambered cairn
		Inside the chamber, the stalled division may have represented a progression into the realm of the otherworld, each set of stone dividers representing a doorway that "led" the visitor deeper into the chamber and into specifically symbolic areas - possibly a progression into the otherworld.
		By the time of the Maeshowe-type cairns, the emphasis seems to have shifted to one where the individual, or at least a smaller group, was regarded more important than the community.
		The Maeshowe-type cairns were the pinnacle of tomb development in Orkney and represented the last phase of chambered cairn use.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/tombs/styles.htm (400 words)

	Station Information - Chambered cairn
		On the Scottish side, they are mainly found in Argyll and Dumfries and Galloway, both in the south-west of the country (a small outlying group can be found near Perth).
		They are not passage-graves in the traditional sense since they lack any significant passage; the chamber (although usually blocked after use) is of very basic design and is normally located at one end of the cairn.
		These cairns are generally considered to be the earliest in Scotland, dating from 4000 BC and were probably brought to Scotland from Ireland.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chambered_cairn.html (541 words)

	Chambered cairn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisting of a cairn of stones inside which a sizeable(usually stone) chamber was constructured.
		Typically, the chamber is larger than a cist, and will contain a larger number ofinternments, which are either excarnated bones or inhumations (cremations).Most were situated near a settlement, and served as that community's "graveyard".
		As their name suggests theyare normally found in the Hebrides, and have a crude polygonal chamber and a veryshort passage to one end of the cairn.
	www.therfcc.org /chambered-cairn-116823.html (547 words)

	Orkneyjar Archaeology News - Quanterness dig reveals suspected chambered cairn
		Entrance to the interior of the cairn, which had a diameter of approximately five metres, was by a 2.5 metre long passageway.
		Like the Isbister cairn in South Ronaldsay - the renowned Tomb of the Eagles - the Ramberry cairn was aligned to the south-east, and the direction of the midwinter sunrise.
		This passage, and its alignment, are typical of chambered cairns.
	www.orkneyjar.com /archaeology/ramberrycairn.htm (485 words)

	Caithness CWS - History - Prehistoric
		A long horned cairn covering 200 feet by 65 feet is one of the largest cairns in the country.
		A quarter of a mile N by E of Dorrery Lodge the cairn is a grassy covered mound 42 feet in diameter and 5 feet high.
		The cairn is scattered and originally stretched to about 40 feet in diameter within two rows of large stones 4 feet apart.
	www.caithness.org /history/archaeology/prehistoric.htm (2404 words)

	Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn at Cairnholy Old Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast near Gatehouse of Fleet in Scotland.
		Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn at Cairnholy Old Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast near Gatehouse of Fleet in Scotland.
		It is favoured by its close proximity to the Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns, an ancient place of worship and burial dating back to before 4000BC.
		Cairn Holy II is said to be the tomb of the mythical King Galdus.
	www.cairnholy.co.uk /cairnholy-chambered-cairn.htm (337 words)

	Stones of Scotland - Corrimony chambered cairn
		This Neolithic chambered cairn is similar to those at Clava, and the visible remains are a heap of large pebbles surrounding a central burial chamber of stone with a stone-lined passageway leading to it.
		The cairn is surrounded by a circle of eleven stones.
		The cairn was excavated in 1952, and traces of a crouched burial were found inside the burial chamber.
	www.stonepages.com /scotland/corrimony.html (131 words)

	GIS Map Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This chambered cairn lies towards the N end of an undulating terrace in heather moorland; it commands extensive views to the N and E, while to the S and W it is overlooked by higher ground.
		The entrance passage into the chamber, which is 0.5m broad and opens from the S forecourt, is flanked by two portal stones, the tallest on the W standing 0.6m high.
		Inside the chamber, the coursed rubble walls incorporate three large slabs on the N, E and W. The chamber measures 3.3m from E to W by 2.8m transversely and its walls still stand up to seventeen courses high.
	www.rcahms.gov.uk:7777 /pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=9046 (602 words)

	Virtual Calanais - Node 8: The Chambered Cairn
		One of the striking features of this stone circle may be found in the cairn on the east inner side of the ring.
		This double chambered tomb was found to contain traces of cremation when unearthed in 1857.
		The cairn was reconstructed in Victorian times and restored again in the 1980s.
	www.chapman.edu /ftv/ferncase/calanais/pages/calan08.html (72 words)

	The Connecticut Wiccan and Pagan Network [ General Info ]
		In the center are the remains of a chambered cairn surrounded by the awesome megaliths.
		This is a chambered burial cairn with a passage into the chamber that is now open to the elements.
		The cairn is surrounded by a stone circle, approximately 11 stones.
	www.cwpn.org /albums/scotland/trip.html (790 words)

	Setter Chambered Cairn, Eda, Orkney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the cairns is a miniature chambered tomb (see plan below) and the other a large cist which was probably contemporary with the tomb.
		The original chamber of the tomb was built from large orthostats rather than coursed walling which was the most common form of construction.
		The entrance to this chamber was blocked by a large kerb, constructed possibly at the same time as a less substantial chamber built onto the side of the first.
	www.velvia.demon.co.uk /oat/page5.html (130 words)

	Avielochan chambered cairn - description, drawing and discussion of its passage orientation.
		This chambered cairn is set within a little stand of trees at the edge of a field and is almost hidden away, especially in summer.
		The chamber and passage are distinct, having been cleared out during an excavation of the site before the First World War.
		The azimuth range between 168° and 174°, combined with the horizon height of 2°-3°, means that the indicated declination is that of the extreme southern position of the moon during its major standstill.
	www.stonesofwonder.com /avieloch.htm (397 words)

	Stockie Muir Chambered Cairn
		The east end of the cairn, looking west, with portal stones and a possible forecourt.
		As CANMORE notes, it is unlikely that the cairn has been much robbed for stone since it is fairly remote and there are no constructions in the vicinity that would have made use of the stone from the cairn.
		It is about 20 metres (60 feet) long and up to 8 metres (25 feet) wide and still reaches a heigh of about 1.5 metres (5 feet).
	www.ancient-scotland.co.uk /stockiemuir.html (151 words)

	cairnderry: the excavation of a bargrennan chambered cairn
		One of the most interesting results of the excavation of the chamber was that we now understand a great deal more about the construction of the cairn and chamber.
		We also found a layer of greyish material under the cairn stones around the chamber suggesting redeposition of natural subsoils on the prehistoric land surface following clearance of the area (probably by fire - the layer was rich in charcoal) and prior to the construction of the cairn.
		We found the socket of another large stone on the south-east side of the chamber as well as cushion stone sockets to the south-west side, supporting the idea that there once was a substantial passage leading from the chamber.
	www.cf.ac.uk /hisar/people/vc/cdy/second.html (1030 words)

	Cairnholy Cairns 1
		This is a Clyde-type chambered cairn with an impressive curved façade of eight tall uprights reaching to 3m in height.
		The cairn, measuring 43m x 10m, has been robbed of most of its material.
		The chamber is built with in an inner and outer compartment, the inner one built as a box, inaccessible from the outer one.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /celynog/Dumfries/cairnholy_cairns_1.htm (149 words)

	Forums \| Chambered cairn at Crarae \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Forums \| Chambered cairn at Crarae
		Does anyone know what was found in the chambers during the various excavations - apart from the 5000 seashells (what kinds?) that were mentioned.
		Chambered cairn at Crarae (FLG, 5 Sep 04 11:36)
		Re: Chambered cairn at Crarae (greywether, 5 Sep 04 16:40)
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /forum/?thread=20288 (157 words)

	Gavrinis Chambered Cairn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is a raised cairn of large blocks of stone piled up in a stepped pattern (see picture) and today has the appearance of a squat pyramid.
		The scale of the construction is vast in proportion to the chamber and tunnel that lies within it.
		The entrance to the chamber seems almost ludicrously small in comparison to the huge bulk of the cairn itself.
	www.thecelticplanet.com /gavrinis.htm (879 words)

	Maes Howe chambered cairn, Orkney - Stones of Wonder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The stones for the passage and chamber have been carefully selected and dressed, and fitted together with care and precision.
		The passage and chamber were cleared of debris in 1861, when a fragment of human skull was found in one of the cells, along with some possible horse bones and teeth.
		Maeshowe was broken into from the top by a party of Vikings in the 12th century, and they left over twenty sets of runic inscriptions carved on the walls of the chamber to record their exploits, as well as a carved lion and a serpent.
	www.stonesofwonder.com /maeshowe.htm (684 words)

	Ancient Stones - D&G - 014 Chambered Cairn, Boreland, Newton Stewart.
		Boreland Chambered Cairn is a long horned type, possibly of the Clyde group of cairns and despite being somewhat robbed of stones at one end, still reaches a respectable height of over 2.00m.
		Most noticeable are the massive upright stones forming the facade at the south eastern end of the cairn.
		At the time of my visit the bracken was almost head height and the cairn could have been easily dismissed as simply a pile of stones.
	www.ancient-stones.co.uk /dumfries/011/014/details.htm (236 words)

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