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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: GlacbainCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ullapool Nearest Village: Elphin
Map Ref: NC2231112011
Latitude: 58.061462N Longitude: 5.013481W
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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Glacbain is a kerb cairn c. 200 yards S of the A835 on the E edge of Elphin. It situated on a natural knoll measuring c. 18 ft across by 1 ft high according to Canmore ID 4644 . There is a kerb with 4 large stones in the SE Arc and an exposed cist in the centre orientated on a SW-NE Axis. The c. 2.5x 1.5 ft capstone lies at c. 45 degrees in the cist. There are extensive views to the S and W from Glacbain Cairn.
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