📌 Whaligoe, Highland
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The Cairn o’ Get is a 5,000 year old burial tomb sitting in the middle of moorland close to Loch Watenan. The roof fell in centuries ago, but this gives the advantage of being able to view the interior chamber in full daylight, instead of the gloom inside more intact tombs. Other better cairns exist in the area, but given its proximity to the amazing Whaligoe Steps, you may as well pay it a visit.
🌍 Location
📌 Off minor road at Loch Watenan, 0.5 mi northwest of Whaligoe
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: ND 313411
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.353205,-3.175085
🚌 Bus to Whaligoe (0.5 mi)
🚗 Layby at 🧭 ND 319408 / 🛰️ 58.350505,-3.165443
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the layby it’s a 15-min walk (each way) to the cairn (⬤ Easy). Walk back (south) towards the A9 for a few paces, then follow the footpath on the right, waymarked by black and white posts. Duckboards help cross a very boggy section.
