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<< Text Pages >> Boath Short - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 4077

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Boath Short
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Alness
Map Ref: NH58337395  Landranger Map Number: 21
Latitude: 57.732875N  Longitude: 4.380949W
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
5

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NH5873 : Looking to Acharn by Peter Moore
by Peter Moore
©2012(licence)
NH5873 : Chambered cairns, Knocklea by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)
NH5873 : Farm track at Acharn by Peter Wood
by Peter Wood
©2022(licence)
NH5873 : Minor road to Boath by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2013(licence)
NH5874 : River Averon or Alness River by valenta
by valenta
©2015(licence)

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