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<< Image Pages >> Barbieston Farm cist - Cist in Scotland in East Ayrshire

Submitted by durhamnature on Sunday, 07 October 2012  Page Views: 4192

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barbieston Farm cist
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.761 km away from the location you searched for.

County: East Ayrshire Type: Cist
 Nearest Village: Skeldon
Map Ref: NS36751417
Latitude: 55.394236N  Longitude: 4.579152W
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
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Barbieston Farm cist
Barbieston Farm cist submitted by durhamnature : Urns from the Skeldon cist, from Ayrshire Archaeology, via archive.org Site in East Ayrshire Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cist in East Ayrshire.

Canmore Site 41634

In 1804 while forming a new approach road to the house at Skeldon on Barbieston Farm, a small gravel hillock was cut through, and a stone coffin containing the decayed skeleton of a large-sized person was unearthed. An urn was also present.
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