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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Arthur's Seat Alternative Name: Holyrood Park, Crow HillCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.171 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Midlothian Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Edinburgh
Map Ref: NT27647282
Latitude: 55.942955N Longitude: 3.160079W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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XIII saw from a distance on 5th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
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coldrum visited - their rating: Amb: 5 Access: 3
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3
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