View E of Reineval (Reineabhal) Neolithic chambered round cairn, South Uist, Scotland, UK: upright slabs of the peristalith protrude from the cairn.

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View E of Reineval (Reineabhal) Neolithic chambered round cairn, South Uist, Scotland, UK, showing upright split slabs of the peristalith protruding through the cairn material, particularly on the NW arc (L). The entrance passage & one of the burial chamber capstones are exposed on the E side of the mound which is roughly (29m) 75ft across & up to (12ft) high. Situated at 30m (100ft) OD by Loch na Ath Ruaidh on the N slope of Reinaval overlooking a shallow valley leading down to Mingary (Mingearraidh) & the coast

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Size: 3806px × 2682px
Location: Reineval Chambered Cairn, Mingary, Lochboisdale, South Uist, Western Isles, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
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