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<< Text Pages >> Langwell Farm - Cairn in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 02 October 2009  Page Views: 4059

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Langwell Farm
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 4.597 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Sutherland Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NC416011
Latitude: 57.970881N  Longitude: 4.679639W
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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Bronze Age stone cist with burial discovered on Langwell Farm.

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NC4101 : Looking over Strath Oykel towards Langwell Farm by Donald H Bain
by Donald H Bain
©2006(licence)
NC4101 : Langwell through the trees, Strath Oykel by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2016(licence)
NC4101 : Foot Bridge to Langwell Farm crossing over the River Oykel by Donald H Bain
by Donald H Bain
©2006(licence)
NC4101 : Suspension Bridge To Langwell by Donald H Bain
by Donald H Bain
©2005(licence)
NC4101 : Suspension bridge over the River Oykel by John Ferguson
by John Ferguson
©2010(licence)

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Re: Langwell Farm by coldrum on Saturday, 03 October 2009
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'Whicker Man' tomb to yield Bronze Age secrets

Human remains uncovered at a burial site in the Highlands of Scotland
are extremely rare and could provide new information about Bronze Age
life, experts say. The site was discovered in February when landowner
Jonathan Hampton was using a mechanical digger to clear peat from
Langwell Farm, Strath Oykel, in Sutherland. He found a substantial
stone cist (tomb) containing parts of a skull, some bones and teeth.
Archaeologists believe the body was partially wrapped in animal hide
or was wearing furs. A wicker basket lay over its face. The find was
reported to police who cleared some of the cist's contents. Part of
the skeleton was left and later recovered by archaeologists.
A report from Glasgow University Archaeological Research Unit,
which investigated the site, says: "Even in its partial state, this
assemblage has the potential to shed valuable light on the person
buried and the materials used to dress the body. They may have
comprised objects or garments used in everyday life, or that were
created especially for the burial." The report also states that tests
may be able to establish the sex and age of the individual, while
radio-carbon testing will provide a date range for the person's death.
Investigations could also provide information on the materials
used at the time, including species of plants and animals represented
in the basketry, garments and possible food remains placed with the
body. The report states: "Conditions in the cist permitted exceptional
preservation and analysis should seek to establish why. It has the
potential to tell a great deal about contemporary life and burial
practice, through elements of both that are normally lost to natural
processes of decay."
Experts from Highland Council have also been involved in
investigations of the site. Andrew Puls, a council archaeologist,
said: "The site is very significant in terms of the condition of the
human remains. "This body was pretty much intact and organic remains
were still there. A lot of information can be gleaned from that. There
is certainly evidence of the burial practice of the Bronze Age in the
area and so well preserved for being 4,000 years old. These things
don't normally survive."
There are several known prehistoric sites within a few miles of
the burial site. These include a group of three hut circles and
another probable burial cairn.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8261343.stm
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