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<< Other Photo Pages >> Wagmore Rigg - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by durhamnature on Saturday, 15 September 2012  Page Views: 2324

Multi-periodSite Name: Wagmore Rigg
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.6 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Caithness Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: ND00292614
Latitude: 58.212717N  Longitude: 3.698705W
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
3 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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Wagmore Rigg
Wagmore Rigg submitted by durhamnature : 1900s photo from Scottish Historic Review, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Caithness

Group of homesteads, described as galleried dwellings. Visible as ruins on the hillside.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ND0026 : Old homestead near Langwell Water by John Ferguson
by John Ferguson
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ND0025 : Langwell Water with Creag Scalabsdale in the background left by John Ferguson
by John Ferguson
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ND0125 : Woodland by Wag by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2010(licence)
ND0027 : Little Morven by Thomas McAlonan
by Thomas McAlonan
©2011(licence)
NC9926 : Wagmore Rigg by George Charles
by George Charles
©2023(licence)

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