<< Our Photo Pages >> Warehouse North - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Caithness
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Warehouse North Alternative Name: Cairns of WarehouseCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Wick Nearest Village: South Yarrows
Map Ref: ND3056742276
Latitude: 58.363424N Longitude: 3.188407W
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 |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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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: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
SolarMegalith visited on 20th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
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.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 5 Access: 2.75
An Orkney-Cromarty type chambered cairn with Camster-type chamber which is included in Yarrows Archaeological Trial. It has 16 m of diameter and is 2 m high, remains of it's burial chamber and entrance passage are clearly distinguishable. In western part of the chamber there is a large stone slab of 0,8 m height.
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