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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gleann Udalain Cairn Alternative Name: AuchtertyreCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Cairn
Map Ref: NG85092942
Latitude: 57.304608N Longitude: 5.56943W
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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Cairn and possible henge in the Highlands
Well-preserved cairn surrounded with a bank.
Read More at ScotlandsPlaces and the Highland HER
"This site was visited by Roland Spencer-Jones of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society on the 12th of May 2014. The monument was noted as much the same as described by previous visitors. In addition Spencer-Jones noted a well defined gap in the bank in the WNW suggesting that this was an entrance. A less clearly defined break in the much reduced bank in the ESE was suggested as a second entrance exactly opposite the first. He suggested the site was a henge due to the central platform, ditch and bank although stated that it appeared to be bigger, higher and more outstanding than most henges in Highland."
Source: Highland HER
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