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<< Text Pages >> Beinn Freiceadain - Hillfort in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 18 October 2011  Page Views: 3241

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Beinn Freiceadain
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Caithness Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Reay
Map Ref: ND05945574
Latitude: 58.479701N  Longitude: 3.614675W
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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Hillfort in Caithness

Remains of an Early Iron Age hillfort with an entrance orientated to the NW. The walls have survived as terraces and embankments.

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ND0555 : Buaile Oscar Hill Fort by david glass
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ND0555 : Beinn Freiceadain Summit by david glass
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ND0555 : Beinn Freiceadain by Rude Health
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ND0655 : Balnabeinn ruin by david glass
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ND0655 : Ben Dorrery trig by Iain Macaulay
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