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<< Text Pages >> Clonfeckle - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 21 July 2002  Page Views: 4742

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clonfeckle
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NX960863  Landranger Map Number: 78
Latitude: 55.160056N  Longitude: 3.633872W
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
3
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX9686 : The Duncow Burn by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
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NX9585 : Clonfeckle Tower by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2007(licence)
NX9585 : Clonfeckle Tower Inscription by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2007(licence)
NX9585 : Clonfeckle Tower by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2007(licence)
NX9586 : Dalswinton Wood by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2007(licence)

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