<< Our Photo Pages >> Bucharn - Round Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: BucharnCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Banchory Nearest Village: Strachan
Map Ref: NO65949300 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.026846N Longitude: 2.562698W
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Well situated with extensive views to the South this cairn has an interesting pile of rocks on the terrace to the West side. It has recently been fenced in without any stile (so far).
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