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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drannandow Chambered CairnCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Minnigaf / Newton Stewart Nearest Village: Cumlodden
Map Ref: NX40837135 Landranger Map Number: 77
Latitude: 55.011170N Longitude: 4.490674W
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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For more information see Canmore site no. 63578, which describes this cairn as being much robbed and disturbed and "measuring 23.0m EW by 15.0m. The chambers, one in the E end and two in either side, are well defined and each measures 2.2m by 1.0m."
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