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<< Our Photo Pages >> Delfour - Cairn in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by Anonymous on Saturday, 09 August 2003  Page Views: 9575

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Delfour Alternative Name: Easter Delfour, Wester Delfour
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Aviemore  Nearest Village: East Delfour
Map Ref: NH844086  Landranger Map Number: 35
Latitude: 57.153668N  Longitude: 3.912555W
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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Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Delfour from North (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Highland.


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Delfour submitted by markj99 : Inner Ring of Delfour Cairn viewed from SW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delfour
Delfour submitted by markj99 : Outer Ring of Delfour Cairn viewed from SW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delfour
Delfour submitted by soulsurfer : Nice setting and easy to get to. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Delfour submitted by markj99 : Delfour Cairn SW Standing Stone viewed from NE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Delfour submitted by cosmic : West inside (Vote or comment on this photo)

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : West side

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Main circle from SW (2 comments)

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Main circle from South

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Megalith from NW

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Another view from North

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Inside looking South

Delfour
Delfour submitted by cosmic : Delfour from South

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Re: Delfour by soulsurfer on Friday, 24 June 2011
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Delfour is a Clava ring cairn. It's fairly easy to get to in a lovely setting and in good condition.

It's about 18 metres wide and has an outlier about 3 metres tall to the SSW, in line with the midwinter sunset.
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Re: Delfour by Anonymous on Saturday, 31 March 2007
It's amazing ! I'm french and my name is Emeline Delfour. I didn't know this place in UK !! intéressant...
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