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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ledbeg River - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by SumDoood on Monday, 13 January 2020  Page Views: 7087

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ledbeg River Alternative Name: Lyne
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Ullapool
Map Ref: NC24891411  Landranger Map Number: 15
Latitude: 58.081315N  Longitude: 4.9714W
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
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Ledbeg River
Ledbeg River submitted by SumDoood : It's that close to the main road. Viewed from the south. (Vote or comment on this photo)
On the top of a knoll, just to the south of the road bridge over the Ledbeg River at Lyne in the Highlands, and about 50ft east of the road, are the remains of a large, circular chambered cairn, much dilapidated, and in great part removed. Three of the large upright blocks which have formed the sides and end of the chamber remain in situ, and a small stone protrudes between two of the larger ones at the NW.

The two largest stones measure 4ft across the base, are 1ft 5 ins thick and 3ft to 4ft high. The diameter of the cairn has been about 36ft. The end stone of the chamber is about 23ft from the S edge. The side stones, which are slightly divergent, are 6ft apart.

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Ledbeg River
Ledbeg River submitted by SumDoood : NE up Ledbeg River. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby: Cnoc Bad Na Cleithe by Andy B on Wednesday, 01 September 2010
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NGR NC 2405 1464

Immediately W of the S end of Loch Awe, at an elevation of about 200ft above it, and just above an old enclosure studded with heaps of stones (which do not appear to be of a sepulchral nature) is a cairn, 7ft to 8ft high and measuring 63ft N-S by 70ft transversely; the ground falls away sharply to the E and the extra length of the diameter along this axis may be due to slip. On the top, 15ft from the N edge, is a depression running S for about 20ft and measuring 10ft across at its greatest width, and there is nother hollow towards the E. Neither of
these shows signs of recent excavation. There are some large slabs lying about on the top of the cairn, but there is no sign of either chamber or cist exposed.

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=4634
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