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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: South Yarrows Long CairnCountry: Scotland County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Wick Nearest Village: Ulbster
Map Ref: ND3048343193
Latitude: 58.371645N Longitude: 3.190119W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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markj99 visited on 4th Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 While I was travelling back home from John O' Groats, I decided to revisit South Yarrows Archaeological Trail with a fresh eye, having 10 years of antiquarian meanderings under my belt. I found that I understood more details of the sites on my revisit. South Yarrows Archaeological Trail is thoroughly recommended!
SandyG visited on 10th Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
SolarMegalith visited on 20th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
markj99 visited on 6th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 I set off on the South Yarrows Archaeological Trail without any great expectations. I found the walk and variety of the sites a very pleasant surprise.
Richard13 visited on 1st Aug 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.8 Access: 3.2
South Yarrows South. There are two horned long cairns in the area (part of the Yarrows Archaeological Trail). This is called the South Cairn. Much of the cairn still survives and there is a three-stalled chamber at the east terminal approached by a passage. A similar, smaller chamber entered via a passage from the south in the middle of the cairn has been destroyed.
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