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<< Our Photo Pages >> Baroile - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Argyll

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Baroile
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Argyll Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead  Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NR8477195498  Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.103618N  Longitude: 5.462504W
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
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Baroile submitted by caradoc68 : This is the kist inside of Baroile burial chamber tomb even though the cap stone lays some way of. Canmore site page. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Argyll

Canmore site no. 39467.
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Baroile
Baroile submitted by crannog : Totally wrecked but a nice walk over a bridge made of old pallets and a couple of fields to get to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baroile
Baroile submitted by caradoc68 : Picture of the portal stones to the entrance of this tomb and possibly a façade. Canmore site page. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Baroile submitted by Bladup : Baroile chambered cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NR8495 : Baroile chambered cairn by Patrick Mackie
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NR8495 : Baroile chambered cairn by Patrick Mackie
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NR8495 : Baroile chambered cairn by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
©2015(licence)
NR8495 : Baroile chambered cairn by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
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NR8495 : Baroile chambered cairn by Patrick Mackie
by Patrick Mackie
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