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<< Text Pages >> South Seatter - Round Barrow(s) in Scotland in Orkney

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Saturday, 13 November 2010  Page Views: 7023

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: South Seatter
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Orkney Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Sandwick  Nearest Village: South Seatter
Map Ref: HY23391637
Latitude: 59.027473N  Longitude: 3.336272W
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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Round Barrow in Orkney

Burial mound with 12.5 m of diameter and remains of the cist in the centre.
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South Seatter
South Seatter submitted by howar : 3 stones of an unstraight row. The stones are parallel to the road. Best viewed from the track to the right of farm for photos. Orkney HY235157 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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HY2316 : South Seatter, the farm in the east by Pascal De Schepper
by Pascal De Schepper
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HY2316 : The Farm at South Seatter by Pascal De Schepper
by Pascal De Schepper
©2009(licence)
HY2316 : From South Seatter, looking to the north by Pascal De Schepper
by Pascal De Schepper
©2009(licence)
HY2316 : South Seatter, the road to Yesnaby by Pascal De Schepper
by Pascal De Schepper
©2009(licence)
HY2316 : South Seatter, to the south by Pascal De Schepper
by Pascal De Schepper
©2009(licence)

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