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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cnoc Na Maranaich - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by cosmic on Tuesday, 09 October 2007  Page Views: 4465

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cnoc Na Maranaich
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
 Nearest Village: Dunbeath
Map Ref: ND131331
Latitude: 58.277921N  Longitude: 3.483383W
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.
4 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.
2 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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Cnoc Na Maranaich
Cnoc Na Maranaich submitted by cosmic : Stone from North with Sutherland Hills behind for alignments (Vote or comment on this photo)
On the top of the minor summit of Cnoc Na Maranaich are a chambered cairn and standing stone in close proximity.

The cairn covers an area of some 60 feet and the stone is over 8 feet high. They both overlook the Loedebest and Cairn Liath sites.
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Cnoc Na Maranaich
Cnoc Na Maranaich submitted by durhamnature : Photo of the cairn and standing stone from "Report on inventory of Scottish Monuments...Caithness" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc Na Maranaich
Cnoc Na Maranaich submitted by cosmic : The Old and the New - the Stone from South (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc Na Maranaich
Cnoc Na Maranaich submitted by cosmic : Cairn and Stone from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc Na Maranaich
Cnoc Na Maranaich submitted by cosmic : Stone from East with Cairn behind (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cnoc Na Maranaich
Cnoc Na Maranaich submitted by cosmic : Cairn from South

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 856m SSE 160° Loedebest West* Chambered Cairn (ND13383229)
 1.3km SE 137° Loedebest* Chambered Cairn (ND14003209)
 1.4km SE 137° Cairn Liath* Chambered Cairn (ND14033205)
 2.6km SE 130° Bridge of Rhemullen Broch or Nuraghe (ND15083135)
 2.7km SSE 166° Achorn Broch or Nuraghe (ND13693050)
 2.8km ENE 63° Houstry* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND156343)
 3.0km E 99° Achnagoul circle Stone Circle (ND16013256)
 3.0km NE 44° Tiantulloch* Broch or Nuraghe (ND15243522)
 3.0km SSW 202° Bad Nan Glac Ancient Village or Settlement (ND119303)
 3.1km SE 132° Dunbrae Broch Broch or Nuraghe (ND15323098)
 3.1km ESE 108° Achnagoul* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND16023207)
 3.6km SE 137° Dunbeath* Broch or Nuraghe (ND155304)
 3.8km SE 136° Ballachly Carved Stones* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (ND157303)
 4.0km W 269° Bouilag* Stone Circle (ND09123309)
 4.5km E 96° Latheronwheel Mains Broch or Nuraghe (ND17623251)
 4.7km E 80° Smerral Broch or Nuraghe (ND17803379)
 4.8km SSW 197° Burg Ruadh Broch or Nuraghe (ND11602852)
 5.0km ESE 113° Knockinnon* Broch or Nuraghe (ND17643105)
 5.4km ENE 67° Guidebest* Stone Circle (ND181351)
 5.5km E 88° Latheronwheel Stone Circle (ND186332)
 5.5km ESE 104° Latheronwheel Chambered Cairn Chambered Cairn (ND18443168)
 6.0km S 185° Upper Borgue Broch Broch or Nuraghe (ND12432708)
 6.5km S 183° Upper Borgue Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND12632665)
 6.7km S 181° The Two Dogs* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND1281026389)
 6.8km E 86° Latheron 2* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (ND19903343)
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