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<< Our Photo Pages >> Campston Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by howar on Sunday, 08 August 2004  Page Views: 4323

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Campston Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Kirkwall  Nearest Village: Toab
Map Ref: HY537042
Latitude: 58.922561N  Longitude: 2.805801W
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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Campston Cairn
Campston Cairn submitted by howar : wall slump and cairn Nearer Comely than Campston this very low round "indeterminate mound", originally down as a burnt mound without reason, is an insignificant lump in the nearer corner of the field that also holds St.Peter's Kirk, and to the right of a big field boundary drain. Didn't see any of the "protruding large stones" meant to be atop it but saw what struck me as many... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Orkney
Nearer Comely than Campston this very low "indeterminate mound", originally down as a burnt mound without reason, is an insignificant lump in the nearer corner of the field that also holds St.Peter's Kirk, and to the right of a big field boundary drain.

Didn't see any of the "protruding large stones" meant to be atop it but saw what struck me as many more stones than just the slumped fieldwall alongside down the 'cliff'. To the left of the drain you might make out two boggy nausts, long disused and one partially infilled in case .
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Campston Cairn
Campston Cairn submitted by howar : Looking northwards from main road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Campston Cairn
Campston Cairn submitted by howar : View from main road with high zoom (Vote or comment on this photo)

Campston Cairn
Campston Cairn submitted by howar (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HY5304 : Derelict Farm Buildings, Toab, Orkney by Mark Crook
by Mark Crook
©2006(licence)
HY5404 : Pebbles and St Peter's Pool by Ian Balcombe
by Ian Balcombe
©2009(licence)
HY5403 : Sandi Sand at low tide by C Michael Hogan
by C Michael Hogan
©2009(licence)
HY5304 : The Ness of Campston by Derek Mayes
by Derek Mayes
©2011(licence)
HY5404 : The Point of Od by Derek Mayes
by Derek Mayes
©2011(licence)

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 100m W 269° St. Peter's Kirk* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY536042)
 300m N 359° St. Peter's Bay Mound* Broch or Nuraghe (HY537045)
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 903m W 263° Campston (Toab)* Broch or Nuraghe (HY528041)
 1.4km SE 130° Dingieshowe* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY54760330)
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 2.0km S 175° The Cairn* Artificial Mound (HY53840223)
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 2.5km NW 316° Breck Farm* Standing Stones (HY520060)
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 3.4km WNW 299° Burn of Langskaill* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY507059)
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 3.7km E 90° Newark (Orkney)* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (HY57460413)
 3.8km WNW 297° Brymer* Round Barrow(s) (HY503060)
 3.8km ENE 61° Howan Blo* Cist (HY571060)
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Re: Campston Cairn by howar on Monday, 13 June 2011
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HY53680422
should read St Peter's Kirk
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Re: Campston Cairn by howar on Saturday, 12 June 2010
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RCAHMS NMRS record no. HY50SW 8 is less than 18" high but I reckon you need to add in the height above the shore. Viewed from main road with equivalent of 520mm lens it is obviously my possible quarry that is this NMRS site. On the one hand you can see why someone there might think this a burnt mound i.e. crescent-shaped and by water. But from these images it is obvious this is the remains of a large circular mound eaten by the bay.
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