
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records North Uist, Baleshare, Carnan Nan Long as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of the broader pattern of Neolithic funerary and ceremonial monuments in the Western Isles of Scotland.
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Places near here
Carnach, North UistFish Trap (modern) · 754 yd
Oitir an t-SàmhlaBeach / strand · 909 yd
Roadend Sculpture and Baleshare IslandIsland · 945 yd
Air ambulance monumentHeritage place · 1420 yd
Houses on the hillMountain or hill · 1424 yd
Ruined cottage, CarnachOld home or work place · 1578 yd
Claddach Kirkibost HallHeritage place · 1656 yd
The storm beach at Lag GormBeach · 1.4 mi
Kirkibost Island from BaleshareIsland · 1.4 mi
North Uist War Memorial - WWI Balemartin To HaugharryHeritage place · 1.5 mi
Cuimhneachan-cogaidh Uibhist a TuathMemorial · 1.5 mi
UineabhalMountain / peak · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0