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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fitty Hill (Westray)Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Map Ref: HY43324451
Latitude: 59.283252N Longitude: 2.996487W
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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Chambered Cairn in Orkney
Chambered cairn, turf covered, 16.9m in diameter and 1m in height. Seven earthfast slabs are visible on the east side of the flattop and may indicate a Orkney-Cromarty type stalled chamber. Part of the structure may have been used as a container for sheep fodder and may not be original.
Additional information links:
1. canmore.org.uk/site/2846/westray-fitty-hill
2. archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the-isles/westray/fitty-hill-westray/
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