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<< Our Photo Pages >> Culchunaig - Stone Circle in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by enkidu41 on Tuesday, 09 July 2002  Page Views: 9729

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Culchunaig
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NH74194416  Landranger Map Number: 27
Latitude: 57.470197N  Longitude: 4.099331W
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
4
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Culchunaig
Culchunaig submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Highland. A denuded Clava Cairn consisting of a 18 - 20m mound with 2 large stones, 1.3m and 1.5m high, standing in the south being the remains of a kerb. A single survivor of the outer circle stands 6m away from the mound to the south-west.

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Culchunaig
Culchunaig submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Culchunaig
Culchunaig submitted by PeteCrane5 : The two remaining large kerb stones (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NH7443 : Northbound B851 by David Dixon
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NH7444 : Culloden Battlefield by David Dixon
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NH7443 : Sheep near Nairnside by Richard Webb
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NH7344 : Old shed, by Culnachaig by Craig Wallace
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