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<< Text Pages >> Ballblair Wood - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 4604

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ballblair Wood
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Dingwall  Nearest Village: Beauly
Map Ref: NH502445  Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.465959N  Longitude: 4.499135W
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
3 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.
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
3

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Chambered Cairn in Highland

Remains of a chambered cairn of 20 m diameter with traces of the burial chamber visible in the centre.
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NH5044 : Bales in waiting at Balblair by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
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NH5044 : Beauly sub station by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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NH5044 : Beauly substation extension by Craig Wallace
by Craig Wallace
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NH5044 : Breedon Quarry, Wester Balblair by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
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NH5044 : SSE's Wester Balblair Substation 400kv Extension by valenta
by valenta
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