What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clais Charnach as Marker Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Marker cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its role as a territorial or ceremonial marker within a broader prehistoric landscape.
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Places near here
Clais CharnachSpoil Heap(s) (period Unassigned) · 456 yd
Geodha GlasBay · 687 yd
Dunan MorMarker Cairn (period Unassigned) · 1159 yd
Cape Wrath LighthouseGate Pier(s) (19th Century), Wall (19th Century) · 1196 yd
Geodha an FhuarainBay · 1563 yd
Cape WrathLighthouse · 1706 yd
Stac an DùnainIslet · 1.2 mi
Dùnan BeagMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
DuslicIslet · 1.4 mi
Cùl an FhraochaidhMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Balto: An Garbh-eilean, Cape Wrath, AtlanticSchooner (19th Century) · 3.8 mi
Gustav Pederson: Faraid Head, AtlanticSchooner (19th Century) · 7.6 mi