<< Our Photo Pages >> Aucheneck - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Stirling
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Aucheneck Alternative Name: Stockie MuirCountry: Scotland County: Stirling Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Dumbarton Nearest Village: Dumgoyne
Map Ref: NS4793681308 Landranger Map Number: 64
Latitude: 56.000535N Longitude: 4.439997W
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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custer visited on 31st Aug 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Beautiful spot low hill looking down to Loch Lomond in the north. Rowan tree growing out of the stones, large entry stones appear to be on the eastern end. physically slumped in several areas. Trudged through boggy field down from the whangie (a natural rock formation) which overlooks this area adding to the ambience following the forest fenceline.
On top of a low hill over looking Loch Lomond underneath the Whangie. Hard to find in the bracken and heather, is found north of the Cairn Burn.
For more information see Canmore ID 43453, an extract of which reads: "This Clyde Cairn measures about 18m in length from the portal stones which stand at the head of a shallow forecourt at the E end; it tapers from a width of 11 .5m on the E to 7.5m at the W end. Although the cairn has been severely disturbed, the remains of a chamber are visible at the E end."
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