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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Urnan Alternative Name: Carn Inenan, Cairn IrenanCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dingwall Nearest Village: Muir of Ord
Map Ref: NH5666252289 Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.537951N Longitude: 4.396088W
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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soulsurfer visited on 3rd Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Access via the farm track is very easy. The croft house is currently unused (Sept 2013).
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Of the kerb cairn itself most of the cairn material has been removed leaving only the outer kerb stones and the passage (facing south-south-west)and chamber walls. Many of the stones are overgrown with grass. Immediately outside the entrance is another stone which may have been a lintel.
References
The Chambered Cairns of the Central Highlands, A.S.Henshall & J.N.G.Ritchie (Edinburgh Uni Press, 2001).
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