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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loch Borralan WestCountry: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Ullapool Nearest Village: Ledmore
Map Ref: NC2603811142
Latitude: 58.055145N Longitude: 4.949763W
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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A Chambered Cairn in Highlands.
Loch Borralan West is a chambered cairn on the shore of Loch Borralan c. 0.5 mile NW of Altnacealgach Motel on the A837. It lies 30 yards from the A837 measuring 50 feet across by 6 feet high. Canmore ID 4623 contains a 1911 account of the remains of a chamber but in 2009 a Field Visit only found a depression suggesting the location of a chamber. The cairn has been significantly robbed in the S and E quadrants leaving a scatter of 1-2 feet stones mixed with fewer 3-4 feet stones. No internal structure is discernable. The N & W quadrants have not been disturbed leaving a round heather clad profile visible from the roadside.
Directions: From Ullapool head N for c. 18 miles on the A835 until you reach the A837. Turn right for about 1.25 miles and the cairn is visible on the loch side.
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