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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Baillies White Cairn Alternative Name: Tarfside White CairnCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Angus Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ballater Nearest Village: Tarfside
Map Ref: NO48248273
Latitude: 56.932948N Longitude: 2.852129W
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 |
5 | Superb |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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Cairn in Angus
Baillies White Cairn is a ruined cairn situated 2.5 miles N of Tarfside, a hamlet in Angus. It was largely covered in heather on my visit so I will quote Canmore ID 33939 which states that it "measures 10.0m in diameter and 0.5m maximum height. A few large boulders are spread around the perimeter of the cairn forming a retaining kerb."
It is not spectacular but it is recognisable as an ancient site, partially hidden in heather.
Parking is available in Tarfside, then walk on the road NW for 0.5 miles avoiding a L turn to Blackness. Bear R onto a private farm road for Burnfoot/Baillies. This dirt track leads past Burnfoot and through Baillies farm. A further 0.5 miles N takes you to a ford. The cairn is on the L, 50 yards beyond the ford, nestled in heather.
The total walking distance is around 5 miles and wellies may be needed to cross the ford.
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