<< Our Photo Pages >> Achnaba E - Cairn in Scotland in Argyll
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achnaba ECountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Oban Nearest Village: connel
Map Ref: NM94593639
Latitude: 56.474707N Longitude: 5.336752W
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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NM 9459 3639
Cairn E
Stands in trees on the edge of the bluff over-looking Loch Etive. It has been so seriously damaged by robbing and subsequent dumping that, without excavation, it is impossible to determine its size. It probably measured about 23 metres in diameter and 2 metres in height originally.
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