<< Our Photo Pages >> Dunamuck Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Argyll
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dunamuck CairnCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR84579192 Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.071439N Longitude: 5.462846W
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 |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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SolarMegalith visited on 28th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Heavily robbed remains of this cairn are located just north of the track from the main road to Dunamuck Farm. Several stones grouped together seem to be remains of a burial chamber.
Reference:
2008. „Kilmartin: An Inventory of the Monuments Extracted from Argyll”, RCAHMS. p. 26.
Canmore site no. 39578.
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