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<< Text Pages >> Caen Burn 2 - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 01 November 2011  Page Views: 2295

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caen Burn 2
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Sutherland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Kildonan
Map Ref: ND0118
Latitude: 58.139799N  Longitude: 3.683169W
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
Destroyed 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
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Broch in Sutherland

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MacKie E.W. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c. 700 BC – AD 500. Part 2 (I). Oxford: Archaeopress
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ND0118 : Caen Burn by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2010(licence)
ND0017 : Strath of Kildonan by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2011(licence)
ND0017 : A897 northbound by Dave Thompson
by Dave Thompson
©2023(licence)
ND0117 : Looking across to Long Cairns from Caen hill path by Sarah McGuire
by Sarah McGuire
©2009(licence)
ND0117 : Cattle Grid, A897 by David Bremner
by David Bremner
©2021(licence)

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