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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cailleach na Mointeach Kerbed Cairn Alternative Name: Old Woman of the Moors, Sleeping BeautyCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Lewis Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stornoway Nearest Village: Callanish
Map Ref: NB2724414555
Latitude: 58.036009N Longitude: 6.622831W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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The wind farm would mar the view of the mountains as it has been seen from the stones since they were placed and some say it would defile what they see as a landscape especially sacred to the earth goddess. The current plans will mean seven turbines clearly visible in silhoutte upon the Cailleach and a further 46 dotted around her base."
Should the cairn prove to be ancient, it might be used to prove that the mountains were also sacred to the people who built the Callanish stone circle. Significantly, the prospective builder of the wind farm, Nicholas Oppenheim, has been quoted as saying, "If there is something, it would be fascinating and the scheme would be amended. But I'd like to hear more about what it is."
Ian McHardy adds "The wind farm project is not about to be built just yet- its is however in the critical final planning stages- all the more reason for anyone to help the cause by writing to:
Paul Smith, The Scottish Executive, Consents and Emergency Planning Unit, 2nd Floor, Meridian Court, 5 Cadogan Street, Glasgow G2 6AT, e-mail paul.smith@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Also have a look at the Moorland without turbines web site (www.mwtlewis.org.uk)."
There is more in the original article from the Scotsman.
Note: Campaign to Save the Sleeping Beauty and Callanish. Megalithic Portal exclusive: Photos from Ian McHardy of his cairn discovery at the 'Sleeping Beauty's knees that could affect the wind farm development. Update: site grid reference + address + web links for the anti-wind-turbines campaign
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