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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gateside Chambered Cairn - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Friday, 03 July 2015  Page Views: 2056

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gateside Chambered Cairn Alternative Name: Giant's Grave
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.436 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: HU29137811
Latitude: 60.485636N  Longitude: 1.471799W
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
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Gateside Chambered Cairn
Gateside Chambered Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Gateside chambered cairn and view towards the coast as seen from the E-NE (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Shetland

Remains of a heavily robbed chambered cairn are located on a slope just above the houses of Gateside. Only few stones are in their original position, with possible outline of the burial chamber partially preserved.

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Gateside Chambered Cairn
Gateside Chambered Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Probable remains of the burial chamber (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gateside Chambered Cairn
Gateside Chambered Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the chambered cairn and view to the NE (photo taken on June 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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