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<< Text Pages >> Kincraig Chambered Cairn - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by PeteCrane5 on Monday, 25 September 2023  Page Views: 311

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kincraig Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.364 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
 Nearest Village: Kincraig
Map Ref: NH83140660
Latitude: 57.135393N  Longitude: 3.932434W
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.
4 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.
4 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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Chambered Cairn in Highlands

This cairn lies in an area of rough grazing easily accessed from the Kincraig farm road using the A9 underpass south of Kincraig Primary School.

The cairn has been heavily robbed with main feature being a a two compartment burial chamber with some remains of the outer oval of the cairn.

More detail from Canmore here.
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Kincraig Chambered Cairn
Kincraig Chambered Cairn submitted by PeteCrane5 : The remains of the cairn with stunning views of the Cairngorms beyond .... a tomb with a view? (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NH8306 : Stock handing equipment at Kincraig Farm by Alpin Stewart
by Alpin Stewart
©2015(licence)
NH8306 : A9 towards Inverness  by JThomas
by JThomas
©2016(licence)
NH8306 : A9 expansion at Baldow by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2017(licence)
NH8306 : Highland : The A9 - Roadworks by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2016(licence)
NH8306 : Highland : The A9 - Roadworks by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2016(licence)

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