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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Ord - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by Vicky on Monday, 11 November 2002  Page Views: 5410

Multi-periodSite Name: The Ord
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: NC577052  Landranger Map Number: 16
Latitude: 58.013116N  Longitude: 4.41021W
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.
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
3

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The Ord submitted by steveco : The Ord NC577052. Along the Ord Archaeological Trail. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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The Ord submitted by durhamnature : Drawing from "Report on inventory of Scottish Monuments...Sutherland" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Ord submitted by andy_h : Hut Circles at The Ord, overlooking the Kyle of Durness, Highlands. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ord
The Ord submitted by andy_h : Remains of hut circles overlooking Kyle of Durness, Nr Durness, Sutherland.

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 523m ESE 119° River Shin NW* Stone Circle (NC58150493)
 581m ESE 119° Shin River* Stone Circle (NC582049)
 589m ESE 116° River Shin SE Stone Circle (NC58220492)
 1.7km NNW 340° Ferry Wood* Broch or Nuraghe (NC57190679)
 2.6km SSW 213° Gruids Wood Cairn (NC56200307)
 2.8km SW 214° Druim Baile Fuir North Cairn (NC56030292)
 2.9km SW 214° Achany Stone Circle* Stone Circle (NC560029)
 3.0km SW 218° Druim Baile Fuir West Ancient Village or Settlement (NC55780289)
 3.3km S 189° Achany Chambered Cairn* Chambered Cairn (NC57100200)
 3.5km NNE 24° Saval Cairn Cairn (NC59220837)
 3.7km N 8° Savalmore Burnt Mound Artificial Mound (NC58350881)
 4.4km SSE 168° Auchinduich* Stone Circle (NC58450084)
 4.9km NW 323° Sallachadh Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (NC549092)
 5.3km NNE 13° Broch in Dalchork Wood* Broch or Nuraghe (NC591103)
 5.3km E 92° Allt Na Meirle Broch or Nuraghe (NC63000484)
 6.8km SSW 206° Linsidemore* Stone Circle (NH54509918)
 8.0km WSW 247° Durcha Broch or Nuraghe (NC50170239)
 8.4km S 179° Invershin Farm* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NH5760796742)
 9.9km SW 226° Carn Mor 3 Broch or Nuraghe (NH50399853)
 10.5km SW 233° Carn Mor 2 Broch or Nuraghe (NH49039926)
 11.2km NNW 332° Shinness* Broch or Nuraghe (NC52731526)
 11.7km ENE 70° West Langwell Ancient Village or Settlement (NC68880888)
 12.2km ENE 69° West Langwell Hut Circle Ancient Village or Settlement (NC69300921)
 12.2km ENE 69° Lang Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NC69300921)
 12.3km ENE 69° West Langwell Cairns Cairn (NC69410917)
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