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<< Text Pages >> Carn Liath (Dornoch) - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 18 May 2014  Page Views: 2589

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Liath (Dornoch)
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Dornoch
Map Ref: NH74119945
Latitude: 57.966462N  Longitude: 4.129627W
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
5
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Chambered Cairn in Sutherland

A Neolithic chambered cairn where a large stone cup with perforated handle was discovered.

Canmore entry.

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NH7499 : Plantation above Strath Fleet, Sutherland by Andrew Tryon
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NH7498 : Track leading to Torboll Farm by Ian Balcombe
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NH7498 : Upstream from Torboll Falls by Ian Balcombe
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NH7498 : Dam on the Abhainn an t-Sratha Chàrnaig by valenta
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NH7498 : Dam on the Abhainn an t-Sratha Chàrnaig by valenta
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