English / Map Form: Bone Caves
Gaelic Form: Uamhan nan Cnàmh
Location: Lairg
Post Town: Lairg
County: Sutherland
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Bone Caves
Gaelic Form: Uamhan nan Cnàmh
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Sources
This is right by Allt nan Uamh and Creag nan Uamh (Craig-nan-uvagan 1774 Home’s Survey of Assynt, no 9). Over the burn is Beinn nan Cnaimseag, although Dwelly gives this as a pimple on the face of a bearberry.
There is an SNH booklet entitled Inchnadamph – Bone of Caves which gives Uamhan nan Cnàmhan as the Gaelic form. This says that many bones have been excavated here.
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