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Submitted by cosmic on Saturday, 04 January 2003 Page Views: 7224

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:

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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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

5

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Chappers60 visited on 23rd Oct 2024 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

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

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.67

**Torrylin** submitted by cosmic : View from side (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chambered Cairn in Arran (Argyll)

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