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<< Text Pages >> East Murkle - Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 13 November 2010  Page Views: 3015

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: East Murkle
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Thurso
Map Ref: ND17216891
Latitude: 58.600231N  Longitude: 3.426283W
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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Cairn in Caithness

Cairn of 32 m diameter with number of stone slabs visible. In second half of 19th century a stone cist was discovered here.
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ND1768 : Farmland at East Murkle by David Dixon
by David Dixon
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ND1768 : Grazing, East Murkle by JThomas
by JThomas
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ND1669 : Murkle beach by Eleanor Miller
by Eleanor Miller
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ND1669 : View to Murkle Bay by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
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ND1769 : Murkle Bay by david glass
by david glass
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 1.4km NW 313° West Murkle Cairn (ND16206990)
 1.6km E 85° Craig of Hattel Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (ND18776901)
 2.1km E 93° Castlehill Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (ND19366876)
 2.8km SSW 193° Cairn of Sibmister* Broch or Nuraghe (ND16516622)
 3.9km SSW 206° Youkil Hillock* Chambered Cairn (ND15416545)
 3.9km ESE 113° Thurdistoft Broch or Nuraghe (ND20786731)
 4.8km SSW 208° Cairnfield (Weydale)* Cairn (ND14876472)
 5.0km E 81° Links of Dunnet Broch or Nuraghe (ND222696)
 5.5km W 262° Ulbster Class II Pictish Symbol Stone (ND11736826)
 5.8km SSE 155° Ha' of Durran* Broch or Nuraghe (ND19516359)
 6.0km SW 221° Tulloch of Shalmstry* Broch or Nuraghe (ND13166443)
 6.7km SSW 194° Cnoc an Tailler Cairn (ND1545462477)
 6.7km SSW 207° Carsgoe Broch or Nuraghe (ND1463)
 7.1km S 191° Cnoc na Ciste Chambered Cairn (ND1572161989)
 7.6km SSW 193° Springfield Chambered Cairn Chambered Cairn (ND1533161521)
 7.9km ESE 102° Ha' of Greenland Broch or Nuraghe (ND24906709)
 8.0km WSW 238° Geise Broch* Broch or Nuraghe (ND10366480)
 8.1km S 180° Mill of Knockdee* Chambered Cairn (ND17036077)
 8.5km SE 126° Ha' of Bowermadden* Broch or Nuraghe (ND23986369)
 8.5km W 274° Scrabster Mains Broch or Nuraghe (ND08676969)
 8.8km SE 144° The Stone Lud* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND222617)
 8.8km S 185° Torran Reitheach Cairn (ND1629160143)
 9.0km SE 141° Mains of Bowertower Broch or Nuraghe (ND22796179)
 9.1km SSW 193° Sibster Broch or Nuraghe (ND14996011)
 9.1km E 84° Earl's Cairn* Chambered Cairn (ND26296973)
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