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Carman Muir Burial Chamber (Walton Farm Chambered Cairn)

All pictures copyright © 2000 Martin McCarthy

CANMORE Record

pics/thumb/carmanmuir1.jpg Looking west. The chamber is enclosed by the low stones between the triangular portal stone and the bare tree.
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pics/thumb/carmanmuir2.jpg Looking to the east with the chamber running from the bottom left to the tall stone.
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pics/thumb/carmanmuir3.jpg Looking to the south west with the Clyde visible and the Inverclyde hills beyond.
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pics/thumb/carmanmuir4.jpg Looking northwest across the chamber.
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pics/thumb/carmanmuir5.jpg Looking south.
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pics/thumb/carmanmuir6.jpg Another view to the south.
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pics/thumb/carmanmuir7.jpg Another view to the east.
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This ruined burial chamber on a slope overlooking the River Clyde would be very easy to miss if it weren't for the large triangular portal stone standing in front of a jumble of smaller stones enclosing a rectangular chamber about 15 feet long. The portal stone is about 5 feet tall.

According to the CANMORE record, a broken polished stone axehead and a deposit of quartz stones was found at the site.

The infrared pictures here were taken around sunset in late summer.