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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carnethy Hill cairnCountry: Scotland
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County: Midlothian Type: Cairn
Map Ref: NT20386192
Latitude: 55.843896N Longitude: 3.273072W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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Cairn in Midlothian
This is a bronze age cairn on the top of Carnethy hill, the second highest of the Pentland hills. It is a loose pile of stone without any known internal structure or kerb and is 21 metres in diameter and 2 metres high. It has been disturbed to a degree by the building of several wind shelters from its stones. It is thought that this could be a funerary cairn, although it hasn’t been excavated to confirm this.
A decorated bronze axehead was found nearby along a path leading up Carnethy hill. The axehead has herringbone patterning and can be viewed here: National Museums of Scotland record
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