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<< Text Pages >> West Murkle - Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 13 November 2010  Page Views: 3413

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Murkle
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Thurso
Map Ref: ND16206990
Latitude: 58.608926N  Longitude: 3.444022W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Cairn in Caithness

Small cairn of 4 m diameter and little less then 0.5 m of height is located near farmstead of West Murkle.
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ND1670 : Flagstone Coast by David Bremner
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ND1670 : Shoreline features near Craig Ware by John Ferguson
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ND1669 : Murkle: approaching Mains of Murkle by Chris Downer
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ND1569 : Clardon Haven by Martin Loader
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ND1669 : Caithness flag fence at Mains of Murkle by Alan Reid
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