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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dun Bharpa Alternative Name: Dun BarpaCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.6 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Barra and Vatersay Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Castlebay Nearest Village: Borve
Map Ref: NF6719001910
Latitude: 56.988029N Longitude: 7.481656W
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Dun Bharpa is a chambered cairn around 1 mile SE of Borve, Isle of Barra. It lies in a valley between Beinn Mhartainn and Grianan. Its relative isolation has not prevented some stone robbing and excavation of the cairn. Canmore ID 9734 lists 15 standing stones which formed part of the peristalith surrounding the cairn. The remaining stones vary in size from 5 to 7 foot high and 3 to 4.5 feet broad. The top of the cairn has been excavated exposing a possible capstone measuring 9 x 5 x 1 feet. The W of the cairn has been reduced to a grassy bank with scattered stones. Overall, Dun Bharpa is around 6 yards high by 30 yards across.
Directions: Exiting the ferry at Castlebay, turn L onto the A888 for Borgh. Follow the road for 2.75 miles until you reach Borve then continue for around 0.5 mile to the R turn into Craigston. Keep on this narrow road for 0.5 miles until it ends at a parking circle. Follow this track for around 0.5 mile until it ends. At this point Dun Bharpa lies 0.4 mile N & Balnacraig lies 450 yards ESE. Time has erased my memory of this route so if a path to either cairn presents itself you should take it.
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