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<< Our Photo Pages >> Loedebest West - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by cosmic on Monday, 08 October 2007  Page Views: 3138

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loedebest West
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: ND13383229
Latitude: 58.270704N  Longitude: 3.478308W
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.
2 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.
4 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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Loedebest West
Loedebest West submitted by cosmic : Only these uprights remain. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ruined Chambered Cairn in Caithness

All that remains of this cairn are five upright slabs just off the dirt road which goes to the Dunbeath cemetery. I stumbled on it coming down off the hill and just took a photo on the off chance that it was prehistoric only to later verify it via Canmore.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ND1332 : Possible Cist of Loedbest West Chambered cairn by Ewen Rennie
by Ewen Rennie
©2008(licence)
ND1332 : Leaving Loedebest by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2018(licence)
ND1332 : Loedebest croft above Dunbeath Water by George Brown
by George Brown
©2010(licence)
ND1332 : The ruined croft house at Loedebest by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2018(licence)
ND1232 : At Tutnaguail Cemetery by David Bremner
by David Bremner
©2023(licence)

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