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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Westness Chambererd TombCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Rousay Island
Map Ref: HY38402898
Latitude: 59.143127N Longitude: 3.078408W
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 |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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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Westness Chambered Tomb is located in a paddock on Westness Farm, 20 metres west of the road from the wharf at Brinian towards Mid Howe. Its Canmore ID is: 2166 and its Canmore Site Number is: HY32NE16. The site is a mound and does not appear to have been excavated.
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