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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carnan nan Long - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in North Uist

Submitted by SandyG on Friday, 18 November 2016  Page Views: 1328

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carnan nan Long
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: North Uist Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: NF79046367
Latitude: 57.548788N  Longitude: 7.367494W
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
2 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.
3 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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Carnan nan Long
Carnan nan Long submitted by SandyG : View from above and south (29 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in North Uist

Large cairn measuring 26m long NNE by 20m SSW, standing over 3m high situated immediately next to the sea shore. Identified by Henshall as a chambered cairn although only a single edge slab is visible.
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Carnan nan Long
Carnan nan Long submitted by SandyG : View from above and south (29 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnan nan Long
Carnan nan Long submitted by SandyG : View from west (29th August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnan nan Long
Carnan nan Long submitted by SandyG : View from the north (29 August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carnan nan Long
Carnan nan Long submitted by SandyG : View from the south east (29th August 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NF7963 : Chambered cairn on Baleshare by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2012(licence)
NF7963 : Carnan Nan Long chambered cairn by Sandy Gerrard
by Sandy Gerrard
©2021(licence)
NF7863 : Abandoned croft at north end of Baleshare. by Gordon Hatton
by Gordon Hatton
©2007(licence)
NF7863 : The road end at Iolaraigh by Tom Richardson
by Tom Richardson
©2009(licence)
NF7863 : Field wall next to beach on Baile Sear by Sandy Gerrard
by Sandy Gerrard
©2021(licence)

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