Rubha Mor
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rubha Mor Alternative Name: North BallachulishCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Fort William Nearest Village: North Ballachuilish
Map Ref: NN05146007
Latitude: 56.691599N Longitude: 5.183582W
Condition:
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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markj99 visited on 1st Dec 2013 It is ironic that so many antiquarians have driven past this stony cairn crossing the Ballachulish Bridge to and from Fort William, yet so few have stopped to visit it. The cairn is not particularly impressive but it has good southern views.
PeteCrane5 have visited here
A a large oval pile of stones located in grazed grassland with, apparently, nothing to suggest it was chambered. Great views into Loch Linnhe and the mountains beyond. Canmore info here canmore.org.uk/site/23572/north-ballachulish
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