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<< Our Photo Pages >> Achnamoine Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by caradoc68 on Wednesday, 14 December 2011  Page Views: 2220

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achnamoine Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Oban  Nearest Village: Benderloch
Map Ref: NM90184082
Latitude: 56.512492N  Longitude: 5.411782W
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.
3 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
4

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Achnamoine Cairn
Achnamoine Cairn submitted by caradoc68 : NM 9018 4082, Achnamoine Cairn. Overgrown with trees and bush but is still recognisable has a cairn and in a good location. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Argyll

Access is not far from the road, there is a fence and a bog before you get to this site.


This cairn, which stands on a low ridge in an arable field, is heavily overgrown with scrub. It measures at least 23 metres in diameter and stands to a maximum height of 1.8 metres. A considerable quantity of stones has been removed from the top, but the amount of cairn material that survives suggests that the lower levels remain relatively undisturbed.
RCAHMS 1975.

As described. There is no sign of a kerb.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale
Visited by OS (RD) 4 November 1971.
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Achnamoine Cairn
Achnamoine Cairn submitted by ericjohn7 : Achnamoine Cairn uprooted tree revealing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnamoine Cairn
Achnamoine Cairn submitted by ericjohn7 : Achnamoine Cairn looking north, hidden by gorse. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnamoine Cairn
Achnamoine Cairn submitted by ericjohn7 : Achnamoine cairn looking south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnamoine Cairn
Achnamoine Cairn submitted by crannog : NM 9018 4082. Achnamoine cairn. Pretty bad state. (there is an unusual embankment that runs towards the cairn on a nw to se alignment) cairn sits on the nw (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NM9040 : Cairn near Achnamoine by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2011(licence)
NM9040 : Road to the Isle of Eriska by The Carlisle Kid
by The Carlisle Kid
©2011(licence)
NM9040 : Minor road from Eriska to Barcaldine by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2010(licence)
NM9040 : Ditch near Achnamoine by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2011(licence)
NM9040 : Field, Barcaldine by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2017(licence)

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