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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dowlaw (Lowrie Knowes) - Misc. Earthwork in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by mafenty on Tuesday, 24 June 2008  Page Views: 4695

Multi-periodSite Name: Dowlaw (Lowrie Knowes) Alternative Name: Lowrie Knowes
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.421 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Scottish Borders Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Eyemouth  Nearest Village: Cockburnspath
Map Ref: NT85376970
Latitude: 55.920160N  Longitude: 2.235662W
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.
4 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.
3 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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Dowlaw (Lowrie Knowes)
Dowlaw (Lowrie Knowes) submitted by mafenty : Site in Scottish Borders Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
Misc. Earthwork in Scottish Borders

Superb location atop rocky hill. Superb views of Firth of Forth and Berwickshire coast. Circular earthworks visible with further site on south-east slope. Lowrie Knowes, the site name from Old Scots means" Fox Hills" Site is quite close to the line of the Moss Road, an old pathway across the moors.
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NT8569 : Lowries Knowes by Richard Webb
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NT8569 : Un-named loch near Lowries Knowes by Mick Garratt
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NT8569 : Watering pool below Lowries Knowes by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
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NT8569 : Lowries Knowes by Calum McRoberts
by Calum McRoberts
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