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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stackaberg Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by h_fenton on Monday, 08 February 2016  Page Views: 1384

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stackaberg Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.504 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Lerwick  Nearest Village: Fetlar
Map Ref: HU6128692786
Latitude: 60.613779N  Longitude: 0.882274W
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
2 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.
2 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
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Stackaberg Cairn
Stackaberg Cairn submitted by h_fenton : Stackaberg Cairn. 20 September 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn on top of Stackaberg (hill), Fetlar, Shetland Isles.

A mutilated cairn on top of hill, c.16m diameter into which a later homestead, possibly Iron Age has been built.
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Stackaberg Cairn
Stackaberg Cairn submitted by h_fenton : Homestead on Stackaberg Cairn and the view looking southwards across Fetlar. 20 September 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stackaberg Cairn
Stackaberg Cairn submitted by h_fenton : Stackaberg Cairn, Fetlar 20 September 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stackaberg Cairn
Stackaberg Cairn submitted by h_fenton : Panorama of view looking northwards across the sea to Unst from Stackaberg Cairn. 20 September 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HU6192 : Stackaberg, Fetlar, from the east by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2015(licence)
HU6192 : The hill of Stackaberg by Ken Craig
by Ken Craig
©2007(licence)
HU6192 : The top of Stackaberg, Fetlar by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2015(licence)
HU6192 : Remains of a hide of Stackaberg, Fetlar by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2015(licence)
HU6192 : Looking to Vord Hill from Stackaberg, Fetlar by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2015(licence)

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