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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wester Brae - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by PeteCrane5 on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 3311

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wester Brae
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Inverness  Nearest Village: Fortrose
Map Ref: NH65646139  Landranger Map Number: 21
Latitude: 57.622393N  Longitude: 4.251291W
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
4 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.
3 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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Wester Brae
Wester Brae submitted by PeteCrane5 : Wester Brae Long Cairn, "Immediate area of cairn has been cleared of trees, but is heavily covered in heather & other growth, making extent and condition hard to determine", true words from Highland Historic Environment (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Highland

Remains of a chambered long cairn recorded in 1963.

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NH6561 : Axis of Wester Brae Long Cairn by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
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NH6561 : Side of Wester Brae Long Cairn by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
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NH6561 : Heather track across an open section of the Millbuie Forest by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
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NH6561 : Track across an open section of Millbuie Forest by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
©2015(licence)
NH6561 : Minor track through the Millbuie Forest by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
©2015(licence)

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 10.8km N 358° Cnoc Navie Chambered Cairn (NH656722)
 11.0km WSW 255° Dingwall* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NH54935893)
 12.2km SW 218° Carn Glas* Chambered Cairn (NH578520)
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