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<< Text Pages >> Corrimony mound - Artificial Mound in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by SandyG on Monday, 17 February 2020  Page Views: 553

Multi-periodSite Name: Corrimony mound
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Artificial Mound

Map Ref: NH38383038
Latitude: 57.335207N  Longitude: 4.686665W
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
3 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.
5 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
5

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Artificial Mound in Highlands

A circular mound measuring about 28m in diameter and up to around 1.5m high is situated 100m north east of the Clava Cairn. The purpose of this mound is not known but given its proximity to the other cairn a funerary function seems most likely. Canmore
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Corrimony mound
Corrimony mound submitted by SandyG : View from the south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NH3830 : Corrimony cairn info board by hayley green
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NH3830 : Corrimony Chambered Cairn and Standing stones by Corrimony by Sarah McGuire
by Sarah McGuire
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NH3830 : Corrimony Chambered Cairn solstice by Craig Wallace
by Craig Wallace
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NH3830 : Corrimony Chambered Cairn (8) by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
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NH3830 : Corrimony Chambered Cairn (7) by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
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