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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Forse House Chambered Cairns
Country: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Wick  Nearest Village: Latheron
Map Ref: ND20673492
Latitude: 58.295695N  Longitude: 3.354979W
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.
3 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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Forse House Chambered Cairns
Forse House Chambered Cairns submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the chambered cairn at ND 2071 3494 with exposed remains of the burial chamber - view from the south (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Forse House Chambered Cairns
Forse House Chambered Cairns submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the SW cairn - it is completely robbed from stones, but it is reasonable to believe that it had a chamber as well (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Chambered Cairns
Forse House Chambered Cairns submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of the burial chamber in NE chambered cairn - view from the SE (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forse House Chambered Cairns
Forse House Chambered Cairns submitted by SolarMegalith : The NE chambered cairn - view from the west (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ND2135 : Forse House Standing Stone with farm behind. by Ewen Rennie
by Ewen Rennie
©2008(licence)
ND2034 : Standing stone by Ewen Rennie
by Ewen Rennie
©2008(licence)
ND2035 : Mast track to Benachielt Trig Point by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
©2023(licence)
ND1935 : Mast track to Benachielt Trig Point by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
©2023(licence)
ND2035 : Ruin by Corr by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2010(licence)

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 2.7km SW 229° Latheronwheel Stone Circle (ND186332)
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 4.9km SW 217° Knockinnon* Broch or Nuraghe (ND17643105)
 5.1km W 262° Houstry* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ND156343)
 5.2km WSW 242° Achnagoul circle Stone Circle (ND16013256)
 5.4km W 272° Tiantulloch* Broch or Nuraghe (ND15243522)
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