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<< Text Pages >> Carrachan Dubh - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 04 January 2012  Page Views: 3019

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carrachan Dubh Alternative Name: Traligill Burn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.5 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: NC26102176
Latitude: 58.150410N  Longitude: 4.956593W
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.
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
5

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Chambered Cairn in Highlands

Remains of a chambered cairn with a collapsed burial chamber and a large boulder of 1.4 x 1.5 m dimensions, which might be part of the entrance passage.

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NC2621 : Chambered Cairn in Gleann Dubh by Gordon Hatton
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NC2621 : Chambered Cairn by david glass
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NC2621 : View towards Beinn Gharbh from near Glenbain by Nigel Brown
by Nigel Brown
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NC2621 : Driving up to Glenbain Cottage, Inchnadamph by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
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NC2621 : Track down Gleann Dubh by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
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