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<< Our Photo Pages >> Torrylin - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Arran

Submitted by cosmic on Saturday, 04 January 2003  Page Views: 6983

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Torrylin Alternative Name: Torlin
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Brodick  Nearest Village: Lagg
Map Ref: NR95522107  Landranger Map Number: 68
Latitude: 55.440688N  Longitude: 5.234161W
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
3 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.
4 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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drolaf visited on 7th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 chambers align with Ailsa Craig/north south . sits on the old cliff, like the cairrn at the limekiln to the west across Torrylinn beck

bishop_pam visited on 24th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

DrewParsons have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5

Torrylin
Torrylin submitted by cosmic : View from side (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Arran (Argyll)

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Torrylin submitted by DrewParsons : A nice site located a short walk from the village of Lagg along a well marked footpath leading towards the coast. Photographed in September 2008. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torrylin submitted by Bladup : Torrylin. You can just see Ailsa Craig in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torrylin submitted by drolaf : chambers from west (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torrylin submitted by drolaf : Torrylin from west (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torrylin submitted by Bladup : Torrylin. You can just see Ailsa Craig in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torrylin submitted by durhamnature : Plan of cairn, from "The book of Arran" by J A Balfour 1910 via archive.org

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Torrylin submitted by durhamnature : Flint and urn excavated from cairn, from "The book of Arran" by J A Balfour 1910 via archive.org

Torrylin
Torrylin submitted by durhamnature : Torrylin cairn, from "The book of Arran" by J A Balfour 1910 via archive.org

Torrylin
Torrylin submitted by durhamnature : Skulls excavated from cairn, from "The book of Arran" by J A Balfour 1910 via archive.org

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Torrylin submitted by thrip : Torrylin. Note apparent alignment with the island of Ailsa Craig in the distance.

Torrylin
Torrylin submitted by thrip : Torrylin. Chambered Cairn. May 2006

Torrylin
Torrylin submitted by zep : From the South East

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