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<< Text Pages >> Carn Liath (Upper Park) - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 5265

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Liath (Upper Park)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.258 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Alness  Nearest Village: Evanton
Map Ref: NH589665  Landranger Map Number: 21
Latitude: 57.666194N  Longitude: 4.367018W
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.
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.
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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NH5866 : Pyylon lines looking towards Cnoc Mhŕbairn by valenta
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