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Inchnadamph
Inchnadamph is a hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning 'meadow of the stags'. Assynt is a remote area with a low population density and Inchnadamph contains a few houses, a lodge and a hotel.
==History==
The 'Bone Caves' of Inchnadamph contain relics of Eurasian lynx, brown bear, Arctic fox, reindeer (dated to as long ago as 47,000 BP), the only evidence of polar bears so far found in Scotland, and human skeletons dated to the 3rd millennium BC.〔McKenzie, Steven (10 December 2007) (New tests on rare polar bear find" ) Retrieved 29 July 2008. The original supposition was that this was the remains of a cave bear.〕〔Murray, W.H. (1977) ''The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland.'' London. Collins. Murray states the skeletons were dated to 6000 BC.〕〔("Inchnadamph Bone Caves " ) SNH Retrieved 29 July 2008. This source and McKenzie (2007) mentions dates of 4515 and 4720 BP for the human remains.〕 The skeleton of a bear thought to be 11,000 years old or more was removed from the caves in 2008. The bones had originally been found by cavers in 1995 deep within the ''Uamh an Claonaite'' system and will now be examined by the National Museums Scotland, who hope to determine the age and species. It is presumed the animal died whilst hibernating and that its body was later washed further into the underground network.〔Restan, Sue (29 July 2008) "Bear skeleton finally taken from cave in Sutherland". Aberdeen. ''The Press and Journal''.〕
The ruins of Ardvreck Castle lie nearby on the shores of Loch Assynt. The castle was badly damaged in a thunderstorm in 1795. The Old Parish Church of Assynt is located in the village and pieces of an old Celtic cross have been found, dating from the 8th to the 11th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Inchnadamph Area List )〕
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