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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Forse House Chambered CairnsCountry: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Wick Nearest Village: Latheron
Map Ref: ND20673492
Latitude: 58.295695N Longitude: 3.354979W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Chambered Cairns in Caithness
Remains of two chambered cairns are located near a waterlogged channel, SE from Wag of Forse and west from Forse House.
The NE cairn (ND 2071 3494) is perfectly distinguishable, with two slabs from the burial chamber remaining in situ. The SW cairn is completely robbed from stones (ND 2067 3492).
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