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<< Our Photo Pages >> Achkinloch - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by cosmic on Wednesday, 10 October 2007  Page Views: 4430

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achkinloch
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
 Nearest Village: Lybster
Map Ref: ND18874172
Latitude: 58.356421N  Longitude: 3.388066W
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.
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.
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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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Oct 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

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Achkinloch
Achkinloch submitted by cosmic : The remains of the chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Caithness

This chambered cairn is adjacent to the Achavanich Stone Setting and there is a footpath to it from the Setting site.
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Achkinloch submitted by SolarMegalith : Achkinloch Cairn from the NW - the group of stones on the first plan is probably a remain of the entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achkinloch
Achkinloch submitted by SandyG : Chambered cairn with stone setting in the background. Photograph taken c. 1988. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Achkinloch submitted by SolarMegalith : View from the north for Achkinloch Cairn (on the first plan), Achavanich Stone Circle and Loch Semster (photo taken on October 2008). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Achkinloch submitted by SolarMegalith : Achkinloch chambered cairn - view from the south (photo taken on October 2008). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Achkinloch submitted by SandyG : Chambered cairn beyond the stone setting. View from north west (11th August 2014). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Achkinloch submitted by SandyG : View from south west of the chambered cairn (11th August 2014).

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Achkinloch submitted by DrewParsons : View from the chambered cairn towards the north and Loch Stemster. September 2010.

Achkinloch
Achkinloch submitted by DrewParsons : The remains of the chambered cairn with the Achavanich stone setting some 50 metres by foot path to its north west. September 2010.

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Achkinloch submitted by cosmic : Remains cairn from West

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