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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Aon Garbh CairnsCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Oban Nearest Village: Achnacroish
Map Ref: NM80213751
Latitude: 56.478262N Longitude: 5.570682W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 13th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
A group of three cairns is located on the ridge of Aon Garbh which dominates over the southern part of the Isle of Lismore.
Cairn A (NM 80228 37512) is the largest of three cairns, it has 12.2m in diameter.
Cairn B (NM 80246 37529) is located few meters of cairn 1, it is smaller and partly grass-covered.
Cairn C (NM 80311 37623) is located further away to the NE.
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