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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hare Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 5304

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hare Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NJ9550417656  Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.249573N  Longitude: 2.076149W
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
no data 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
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Hare Cairn
Hare Cairn submitted by cosmic : View as you approach from East (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Aberdeenshire

This grass covered cairn is reached through an underpass under the A90.
It is set on top of a natural mound and occupies a prominent position in the landscape although the actual hill is only at the 80metre contour. According to RCAHMS it measures some 11 metres across by 1.5metres high.
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Hare Cairn
Hare Cairn submitted by cosmic : Viewed from North (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hare Cairn
Hare Cairn submitted by cosmic : Viewed from West with stones showing through. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ9517 : Hare Cairn by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2007(licence)
NJ9517 : Cairntack by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2007(licence)
NJ9417 : Park Terrace, Belhelvie by John Allan
by John Allan
©2007(licence)
NJ9417 : B977 heading south by JThomas
by JThomas
©2014(licence)
NJ9417 : Cairn View, Belhelvie by Bill Harrison
by Bill Harrison
©2009(licence)

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