<< Text Pages >> Gairsay - Cairn in Scotland in Orkney
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gairsay Alternative Name: Skelbust, Sweyn's Watch TowerCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.313 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Orkney Type: Cairn
Map Ref: HY44942237
Latitude: 59.084675N Longitude: 2.962454W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Cairn in Orkney
Chambered mound/cairn site; 40' in diameter, 4' in height; unrecorded excavation exposed an oblong chamber 6'7" long. Slabs or lintels have long been removed. First recorded RCAHMS 1946.
Information links:
1. canmore.org.uk/site/2681/gairsay
2. archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the-isles/gairsay/skelbust-gairsay/
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