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<< Text Pages >> Fairy Hillock (Milton) - Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Friday, 12 November 2010  Page Views: 5086

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fairy Hillock (Milton)
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Wick  Nearest Village: Milton
Map Ref: ND34465173
Latitude: 58.448917N  Longitude: 3.124587W
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.
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
5

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Cairn in Caithness.

A cairn 11 metres in diameter and 1 metre high. It was excavated in early 20th century, close to it there are mounds which are possible remains of another cairns.
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ND3451 : Wick River Nature Reserve by Mary and Angus Hogg
by Mary and Angus Hogg
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ND3451 : Fairy Hillock by David Bremner
by David Bremner
©2021(licence)
ND3451 : Wick River by David Bremner
by David Bremner
©2022(licence)
ND3451 : Footbridge by martin bremner
by martin bremner
©2006(licence)
ND3451 : Grazing near Wick River by JThomas
by JThomas
©2016(licence)

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Re: Fairy Hillock (Milton) by coldrum on Monday, 30 May 2011
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