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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kilkenneth Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Tiree

Submitted by Bladup on Sunday, 27 January 2013  Page Views: 2316

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kilkenneth Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Tiree Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NL939445
Latitude: 56.492712N  Longitude: 6.975313W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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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Kilkenneth Cairn
Kilkenneth Cairn submitted by Bladup : Kilkenneth Cairn, A nice intact cairn hidden amongst the sand dunes, I don't know how we found it, but we did. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Isle of Tiree

A nice intact cairn hidden amongst the sand dunes, I don't know how we found it, but we did.
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 1.7km SSE 148° Middleton Standing Stone (Isle of Tiree)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NL94694300)
 2.0km ENE 70° Hough - SSW* Stone Circle (NL95814504)
 2.0km ENE 70° Hough Cairn* Cairn (NL95834505)
 2.1km ENE 68° Hough - NNE* Stone Circle (NL95894515)
 3.2km N 10° Dun Boraige Moire* Broch or Nuraghe (NL94684756)
 3.2km NNE 15° Dun Boraige Beag* Stone Fort or Dun (NL94944757)
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 4.7km SSE 155° Dunan Nighean* Stone Fort or Dun (NL95594014)
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 6.1km SSE 152° Dun Hiader* Stone Fort or Dun (NL964389)
 6.9km SE 146° Dun Na Cleite* Stone Fort or Dun (NL97403850)
 8.5km ENE 78° Loch A Chapuil* Stone Circle (NM024456)
 8.7km E 87° Dun Ibrig* Stone Fort or Dun (NM02594440)
 9.1km E 83° Loch A' Bhleoghan* Stone Circle (NM030450)
 9.7km E 81° Beinn Ghott* Cairn (NM03594540)
 9.7km ENE 60° Tiree Ringing Rock* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NM02684869)
 10.0km E 92° Dun Heanish* Stone Fort or Dun (NM039434)
 10.7km E 80° Dun Ghott* Stone Fort or Dun (NM04584567)
 11.3km ENE 61° Dun Mor Vaul* Broch or Nuraghe (NM04234927)
 11.7km ENE 62° Dun Beag (Vaul)* Stone Fort or Dun (NM04634926)
 14.3km ENE 70° Caolas Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NM07744835)
 14.8km ENE 74° Dun Mor A'Chaolais* Broch or Nuraghe (NM084476)
 23.0km ENE 63° Traigh Chrossapol Standing Stone (Menhir) (NM1518853301)
 25.4km ENE 59° Totronald* Standing Stones (NM1666455985)
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