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What to expect on your visit

Visitors can explore the exterior of the cairn but internal areas are currently closed.

How we look after our sites

Opening times and prices

Nether Largie North Cairn is free to visit and open all year round.

How to get here

At Kilmartin Glen, about half a mile south of Kilmartin, on a road off the A816.

Parking available at Lady Glassary Wood. Strong footwear is recommended.

View Nether Largie North Cairn on Google Maps

Journey Planners

Search for National Cycle Network routes on the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust website.

Plan your journey by public transport using Traveline Scotland

Address

Kilmartin Glen
Argyll

National Grid reference:

NR 831 985

Close up of a spring lamb in a field. Its tongue is poking out and it has a very sweet expression on its face.

Visit responsibly

This site sits on working farmland. Please follow guidance to keep you and animals safe.
Read the Scottish Outdoor Access Code

Historic places nearby

Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie Mid Cairn

Visit the high-status burial monument at the centre of Kilmartin Glen’s ‘linear cemetery’.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Glebe Cairn

Glebe Cairn is the northernmost of the five burial cairns that line the valley floor in Kilmartin Glen.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Kilmartin Stones

Trace the story of Kilmartin Glen through a collection of sculptured stones, carved over a 700-year period.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Nether Largie South Cairn

Visit the oldest burial monument in Kilmartin Glen’s prehistoric linear cemetery.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Temple Wood Stone Circle

Learn about Temple Wood Stone Circle, a ritual and funeral site that saw 2,000 years of use.

1 miles

Kilmartin Glen: Ri Cruin Cairn

Reach the southernmost point of the Kilmartin Glen’s prehistoric ‘linear cemetery’.

1 miles