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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Laid Alternative Name: Portnancon, An Leabaidh-Fhola
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: Durness  Nearest Village: Portnancon
Map Ref: NC42816126
Latitude: 58.511043N  Longitude: 4.699942W
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
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
 no data 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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Re: Laid by AndyC2023 on Saturday, 29 April 2023
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I visited a site near here many years ago but it was a few miles to the south (west side of the loch). I'm not sure if it is the same one as listed here. It was identified by a pile of stones on the road verge. Access was by quite a small (and wet) entrance and I wasn't able to explore further. The road is very narrow here, and parking very limited.
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Re: Laid by Anonymous on Friday, 12 September 2003
Excellent workmanship. Just make sure you take Wellies, Torch & midge net!
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