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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Slacks - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Wednesday, 25 May 2005  Page Views: 6987

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Slacks
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Aberdeen  Nearest Village: Blackburn
Map Ref: NJ841144
Latitude: 57.220068N  Longitude: 2.264925W
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.
4 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.
3 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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The Slacks
The Slacks submitted by cosmic : Some of the disturbance visible. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Aberdeenshire

This cairn lies in a Forestry Commission wood of the same name. It is best seen from the path which goes right at the Y-junction up from the car park but is reached more easily from the left hand fork. Nearby there are supposedly hut circles (I'll look more closely another time). The cairn measures some 23m in diameter by 2m high with the top much disturbed.
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The Slacks
The Slacks submitted by cosmic : Viewed from South. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Slacks
The Slacks submitted by cosmic : Viewed from West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Slacks
The Slacks submitted by cosmic : Viewed from North. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Slacks
The Slacks submitted by cosmic : Viewed from East. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NJ8414 : Ancient cairn by Malcolm Kennedy
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NJ8414 : Cairn at Slacks Wood by Bill Harrison
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NJ8414 : Prehistoric burial cairn, The Slacks by David Robinson
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NJ8414 : Forest walk at the Slacks plantation by Bill Harrison
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NJ8314 : Harvested fields south of Bendauch farm by Bill Harrison
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