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Submitted by howar on Thursday, 03 June 2004 Page Views: 6928

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bookan Cairns
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Finstown Nearest Village: Stenness
Map Ref: HY289139 Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 59.006251N Longitude: 3.239518W
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

2 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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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4 Accuracy:

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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**Bookan Cairns** submitted by howar : Bookan Cairns looking to the Loch of Stenness. Apparently there are two although only one registered with me. In the same slightly boggy field as the Wasbister 'disc barrow', slightly above left of centre, with many stones about a central line. In the mid-19th century they weren't sure what these were only to say they looked like larger versions of hut circles. Lo and behold, when the whole are... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cairns in Orkney

Apparently two though only one registered with me. In the same slightly boggy field as the Wasbister 'disc barrow', slightly above left of centre, with many stones about a central line. In the mid-19th century they weren't sure what these were only to say they looked like larger versions of hut circles. Lo and behold, when the whole area was geophysiced as part of the interpretation "may also imply that there is also a Neolithic settlement hidden among the remains at
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