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<< Text Pages >> Carmyllie Hill (Greystone) - Cairn in Scotland in Angus

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carmyllie Hill (Greystone) Alternative Name: Fairyfold Hillock; Fairy Folk Hillock
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Arbroath  Nearest Village: Greystone
Map Ref: NO545434
Latitude: 56.580313N  Longitude: 2.742273W
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
4
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Cairn in Angus

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) feature this site on their Carmyliie Hill, Greystone, Angus page. TNA say that "it doesn't appear to be in the Canmore archaeological record unless it's the Canmore site 34750" which gives a four digit grid reference (NO 50 40) and says: "cinerary urns have been found in different parts of Carmyllie parish, "where there were no cairns".

This site is references by MacGregor in 1937 in his work "Highland Superstitions". TNA add that the site may have been destroyed by quarrying.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO5443 : Harvesting at Mains of Carmyllie by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2016(licence)
NO5443 : Machinery at Mains of Carmyllie by Scott Cormie
by Scott Cormie
©2020(licence)
NO5443 : Farm sign, Mains of Carmyllie by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2018(licence)
NO5443 : Farmland at Mains of Carmyllie by Douglas Nelson
by Douglas Nelson
©2016(licence)
NO5443 : Fields Looking South from near Mains of Carmyllie by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
©2006(licence)

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