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<< Our Photo Pages >> East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by howe on Wednesday, 04 April 2012  Page Views: 3812

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.712 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Voe
Map Ref: HU364577
Latitude: 60.301809N  Longitude: 1.343228W
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.
3 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.
4 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
4

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East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn submitted by howe : View of the ruined chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Shetland

The cairn contains the remains of a chamber but is of indeterminate shape.
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East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn submitted by SandyG : View from south east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn submitted by SandyG : View from north east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn submitted by SandyG : View from the north (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn submitted by SandyG : View from the south east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn
East Burra Firth Chambered Cairn submitted by howe : View showing the remains of the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 669m WNW 297° East Burra Firth Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (HU358580)
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