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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tom A' Chaistel
Country: Scotland County: Highlands Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Grantown On Spey
Map Ref: NH996288
Latitude: 57.338623N  Longitude: 3.669605W
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
2 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
4

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Hillfort in Highlands

Small hillfort on the northern end of Beinn Mhor, with a rough ring of stones (which once formed the ramparts) cresting the top of this slight outrigger of the main hill.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NH9928 : Tom a' Chaistiel Fort by Dorothy Carse
by Dorothy Carse
©2008(licence)
NH9928 : Beinn Mhor summit by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2005(licence)
NH9928 : Beinn Mhòr by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2014(licence)
NH9929 : Heather slope north of Beinn Mhòr by Trevor Littlewood
by Trevor Littlewood
©2017(licence)
NH9929 : Ruins in Glenbeg by Dorothy Carse
by Dorothy Carse
©2008(licence)

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