What is recorded here
Rubha a' Chàrnain is shown as a headland on the public map of Na h-Eileanan Siar. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Rubha a' Chàrnain is a headland composed primarily of basaltic rock, formed during the Paleogene period through volcanic activity associated with the North Atlantic Igneous Province. It is notable for its dramatic coastal exposure and potential links to the broader geological history of the Scottish Neolithic and early Bronze Age landscapes.
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Places near here
PabbayChapel (medieval), Cross Slab(s) (early Medieval), Midden (period Unassigned), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 700 yd
The Fort of Dunan RuadhCastle, fort or tower · 1208 yd
RòisinisHeadland · 1235 yd
An TobhaMountain / peak · 1364 yd
AlanaisHeadland · 1.0 mi
Heisgeir A-StaighIslet · 1.3 mi
Tom a' ReitheanMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Mingulay, Rubha DomhainEnclosure (period Unassigned), Pen (period Unassigned) · 2.8 mi
Mingulay, Macphee's HillBank (earthwork) (period Unassigned), Pen(s) (period Unassigned), Sheepfold(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
MingulayBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible), Chapel (19th Century), Presbytery (19th Century), Bowl (period Unassigned), Quern(s) (period Unassigned) · 3.3 mi
Cave on the south side of SandrayCave · 3.3 mi