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<< Our Photo Pages >> Daviot Ring Cairn - Stone Circle in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by Steveco on Tuesday, 09 July 2002  Page Views: 9821

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Daviot Ring Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NH727411  Landranger Map Number: 27
Latitude: 57.442314N  Longitude: 4.122562W
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
no data 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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soulsurfer visited on 8th Jul 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Not far from the road but a bit tricky to get to. Park in a lay-by next to a gate. Climb over the gate and go up the slope, over the fence and then across or around the field.

Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by steveco : Daviot Cairn & Circle NH727411. Surviving part of Clava type cairn and outer circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Highland

Daviot is a Cairn of Clava type & has an outer stone circle.
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Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by soulsurfer : A nice setting and fairly easy to get to from the nearby road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by soulsurfer : A large stone 2.9m high. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by markj99 : Approaching Daviot Ring Cairn from N. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by Bladup : Part of the stone circle (on the left) around Daviot Ring Cairn (on the right). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by Bladup : Part of the stone circle around Daviot Ring Cairn.

Daviot Ring Cairn
Daviot Ring Cairn submitted by soulsurfer : Slightly overgrown in the summer. May be better to visit in winter.

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Re: Daviot Ring Cairn by Parsa on Tuesday, 31 January 2023
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Based on aerial images and the OS map, the correct coordinates appear to be closer to 57.443215, -4.122046.
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