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<< Text Pages >> Lochan Druim An Rathaid - Cairn in Scotland in Argyll

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lochan Druim An Rathaid
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NM825038  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.177039N  Longitude: 5.505723W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
3
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NM8203 : Lochan Druim an Rathaid by Alan Davidson
by Alan Davidson
©2007(licence)
NM8204 : Track leading towards Lochan Fearphorm by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
©2021(licence)
NM8204 : Head of Loch Craignish near Kintraw by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2025(licence)
NM8304 : Moorland south of Creag nam Fitheach by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
©2021(licence)
NM8203 : Freshly-felled timber by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
©2006(licence)

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