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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Druimyeonbeg (Isle of Gigha)Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Village: Ardminish
Map Ref: NR64634958
Latitude: 55.682449N Longitude: 5.745692W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cairn in Argyll
This now destroyed cist was found in the south west corner of a field to the south of Drumyeonbeg Farm and is recorded as Canmore ID 38525. A report in 1959 said "(found) during ploughing in 1953. On examination it proved to be made from four flagstones, to have no capstone and to contain no relics."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this cist - see their Druimyeonbeg, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, where they comment "An old tomb could once be seen where now we have yet another one of those environmentally damaging golf courses!"
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