When you reach the car park for the cairn and reserve there is an information board with a suggested walk to Loch Comhnard and back which is approximately 8 km for the round trip.
Cross the road for the cairn and continue down the road, the cairn is on the right-hand side. The cairn is fenced, and there are standing stones and information boards. Corrimony Cairn is a “Passage Grave”, which are known for holding both cremated and un-cremated remains.
The Corrimony Cairn is a passage grave of the Clava type dating from the 3rd Millenium BC. This is a spectacular example of a passage grave, which a huge mound of pebbles, collected from the river, stacked into a giant cairn, with a hollow chamber in the centre. The original roof of the burial chamber has collapsed, but the claustrophobic passageway leading to it is still intact, and can be crawled through for its length of seven metres.
The RSPB Nature Reserve here at Corrimony is well worth a visit. It has open moor land, conifer plantations and native woodland. Way-markers guide visitors to Loch Comhnard which in summer attracts common sandpipers, greenshanks and curlews, along with occasional red-throated divers and ospreys. In winter, look for golden eyes and whooper swans. Black grouse are often seen in the birchwoods and spotted flycatchers, bullfinches and wood warblers nest in the pinewoods. Set in stunning moorland and Caledonian forest, this beautiful reserve is a treasure trove for anyone who loves birds. Of the UK population, some 75% can be found in Scotland. The RSPB organise special Black Grouse ‘Safaris’ where visitors have the opportunity to view the birds at close quarters. Contact the RSPB direct for full details.
Corrimony Cairn and RSPB Nature Reserve Walk
This is a very rewarding walk, in three parts; first a gradual climb to a plateau at 1,000ft, a spell on the plateau, then a steep descent to Tomich. At the start of the walk it’s interesting to visit the Chambered Cairn. Shortly after entering the wood and you may be able to hear the Corrimony water fall. The early part of the route passes through an RSPB nature reserve, on the plateau and on the descent to Tomich there is a succession of lovely views. The paths on the early and later sections are broad and well-surfaced; the middle part has a narrow, single-track path and can be muddy in bad weather. Boots are necessary and walkers should be reasonably fit.
When you reach the car park for the cairn and reserve there is an information board with a suggested walk to Loch Comhnard and back which is approximately 8 km for the round trip. Cross the road for the cairn and continue down the road, the cairn is on the right-hand side. The cairn is fenced, and there are standing stones and information boards. Corrimony Cairn is a “Passage Grave”, which are known for holding both cremated and un-cremated remains.
Contact:
Corrimony Cairn and Nature Reserve
Tel: 01463 715000
Email: n…@rspb.org.uk
Web: http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/c/corrimony/index.asp
Also more details: http://www.glenaffric.org/corrimony.html
