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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kinbrace Burn - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Sutherland

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kinbrace Burn
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Helmsdale
Map Ref: NC87572830
Latitude: 58.229044N  Longitude: 3.916107W
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
3 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.
3 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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Kinbrace Burn
Kinbrace Burn submitted by postman : The capstone pokes out of the cairn, and the beginning of a passage or chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Highlands

Canmore site no. 6669.
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Kinbrace Burn
Kinbrace Burn submitted by postman : Autumn equinox sunrise-ish, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kinbrace Burn
Kinbrace Burn submitted by postman : There several more chambered cairns in the close vicinity, but this one is so close to the road, and not in the forest. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kinbrace Burn
Kinbrace Burn submitted by postman : Autumn equinox sunrise-ish, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kinbrace Burn
Kinbrace Burn submitted by postman (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NC8728 : A bachelor group of stags by Evelyn Simak
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NC8728 : Bridge over Kinbrace Burn by Sarah McGuire
by Sarah McGuire
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NC8728 : Kinbrace Burn upstream from the A897 by Tim Heaton
by Tim Heaton
©2019(licence)
NC8728 : A897 northbound by Dave Thompson
by Dave Thompson
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NC8728 : Kinbrace Burn by Chris Heaton
by Chris Heaton
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