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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tullos Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 05 September 2004  Page Views: 8273

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tullos Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NJ959041  Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.127804N  Longitude: 2.069357W
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
3 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.
4 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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SolarMegalith visited on 21st Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

megalithicmatt visited on 2nd Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Sprawling dessicated mass.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5

Tullos Cairn
Tullos Cairn submitted by cosmic : Tullos Cairn from E This is one of four scheduled carins on Tullos Hill just to the south of Aberdeen. The others are Baron's, Cat and Crab's. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is one of four scheduled cairns on Tullos Hill just to the south of Aberdeen.

The others are Baron's, Cat and Crab's.
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Tullos Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Tullos Cairn - view from the SW (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tullos Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Stony structure of the Bronze Age cairn (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tullos Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : View from Tullos Cairn towards the coast (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tullos Cairn
Tullos Cairn submitted by cosmic : Tullos from South This one shows the Tullos Housing Estate in the background. This cairn is one of the four scheduled cairns on Tullos Hill. The others are Baron's Cat and Crab's. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ9504 : Tullos Cairn by George Wilson
by George Wilson
©2007(licence)
NJ9604 : Farmhouse (Corbett) in May 2009 by Peter Robinson
by Peter Robinson
©2009(licence)
NJ9604 : The Corbett Farmhouse in June 2006 by Peter Robinson
by Peter Robinson
©2009(licence)
NJ9504 : Tullos, Aberdeen by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2022(licence)
NJ9503 : View from Cat Cairn by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2018(licence)

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 412m SSW 194° Baron's Cairn* Cairn (NJ958037)
 565m SE 135° Crab's Cairn* Cairn (NJ963037)
 1.1km SW 232° Tullos Hut Circles* Ancient Village or Settlement (NJ950034)
 1.2km SW 215° Cat Cairn* Cairn (NJ952031)
 2.7km NW 324° Marischal Museum* Museum (NJ943063)
 2.8km NW 311° The Langstane* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NJ93770597)
 2.9km NW 326° Tillytarmont 1* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NJ94280651)
 4.3km WSW 246° Tollohill* Ring Cairn (NJ91950235)
 4.6km NNW 334° King's Museum* Museum (NJ9391608216)
 4.7km WSW 248° Dunnicaer 1* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NJ91500232)
 5.6km NW 319° Lang Stane (Aberdeen)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NJ922083)
 6.5km W 265° Friarsfield* Stone Circle (NJ894035)
 7.6km W 260° Bieldside* Cairn (NJ88340280)
 7.9km SW 216° Craighead Badentoy* Stone Circle (NO91189772)
 8.4km SW 218° Cairnwell* Stone Circle (NO90649750)
 8.8km NNW 333° Whitestripes Henge (NJ919120)
 9.2km NNW 348° Dubford Standing Stone (Menhir) (NJ9400313096)
 9.2km NNW 348° Mundurno* Stone Circle (NJ940131)
 9.6km SW 216° Auchquhorthies* Stone Circle (NO90199634)
 9.7km SW 223° Auchlee Cairn* Ring Cairn (NO893970)
 9.7km SW 215° Old Bourtreebush* Stone Circle (NO9036096083)
 10.0km SW 224° Auchlee Circle* Stone Circle (NO890969)
 10.0km W 273° Blacktop* Rock Art (NJ85900455)
 10.3km SSW 211° Hilton of Cairngrassie* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NO90589531)
 10.5km W 260° Binghill* Stone Circle (NJ85520237)
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