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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bishop Kinkell
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Dingwalll
Map Ref: NH541527 Landranger Map Number: 26
Latitude: 57.540820N Longitude: 4.439089W
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

2 Access:

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.

no data Accuracy:

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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Chambered Tomb in Highland

Remains of an Orkney-Cromarty type chambered cairn.
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**Bishop Kinkell** submitted by PeteCrane5 : The remains of the passage into this Orkney-Cromarty chambered cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NH5452 : Road junction near Bishop Kinkell by Steven Brown — by Steven Brown
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