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<< Our Photo Pages >> Macbeth's Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 9864

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Macbeth's Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NJ578053  Landranger Map Number: 37
Latitude: 57.136655N  Longitude: 2.698853W
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
3
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Macbeth's Cairn
Macbeth's Cairn submitted by cosmic : MacBeth's Cairn from roadside (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Aberdeenshire

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Macbeth's Cairn
Macbeth's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Interior of the cairn - the stone coffin with ashes and bones was found here. (Photo taken on September 2008) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Macbeth's Cairn
Macbeth's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Macbeth's Cairn - the shape of the cairn is visible here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Macbeth's Cairn
Macbeth's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Slope of the hill with Macbeth's Cairn in the middle (photo taken on September 2008). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Macbeth's Cairn
Macbeth's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Macbeth's Cairn - view from the SW (photo taken on September 2008). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Macbeth's Cairn by coldrum on Friday, 02 April 2010
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Re: Macbeth's Cairn by SolarMegalith on Thursday, 16 October 2008
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Macbeth's Cairn is located on the slope of the hill above the small house. However it's surrounded by some field fences it's not difficult to reach it. The shape of the cairn is clearly visible, however it had to be bigger and higher in the past, as it was robbed in 19h century.

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Re: Macbeth's Cairn by SolarMegalith on Thursday, 16 October 2008
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