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<< Image Pages >> Dippen (Arran) - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Arran

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 04 January 2003  Page Views: 5975

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dippen (Arran)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Arran Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: NS044226  Landranger Map Number: 69
Latitude: 55.458043N  Longitude: 5.095088W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
4

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Dippen (Arran)
Dippen (Arran) submitted by durhamnature : Urn and calcined bones excavated from cairn, from "The book of Arran" by J A Balfour 1910 via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Arran (Argyll)

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NS0422 : Stones near Torr an Fhiannaidh by Leslie Barrie
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NS0422 : Stones near Torr an Fhiannaidh by Leslie Barrie
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NS0422 : House near Dippin by Gordon Brown
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NS0422 : Bluebells at Dippin by Gordon Brown
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NS0422 : Wildflowers at Dippin by Gordon Brown
by Gordon Brown
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Re: Dippen (Arran) by Andy B on Monday, 22 August 2016
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See also remains of 'enigmatic stone setting' nearby
https://canmore.org.uk/site/40130/dippen
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