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<< Text Pages >> The Ring - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 4499

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Ring
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NO659765  Landranger Map Number: 45
Latitude: 56.878626N  Longitude: 2.561125W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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The Ring (Gloucestershire)
The Ring (Gloucestershire) submitted by h_fenton : The Ring, enclosure on Cleeve Hill (Cleeve Common) Gloucestershire. Kite Aerial Photograph from the north west. 13 November 2011 @ 2.35pm (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Johnston, The Ringing Stone
Johnston, The Ringing Stone submitted by megalithicmatt : The stone from the west. Walked in through Johnston farm. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar submitted by Tonnox : Digital Art. The Ring og Brodgar. Orkney Island (Vote or comment on this photo)

Johnston, The Ringing Stone
Johnston, The Ringing Stone submitted by megalithicmatt : Different angle (looking northish). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Johnston, The Ringing Stone
Johnston, The Ringing Stone submitted by golux : View looking SE. Easy access: take the road to Johnston Farm (signed), keep going through the farm yard and out the other side; the track takes you to within 10 yards of the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Ringses 7
The Ringses 7 submitted by SolarMegalith : The Ringses 7 - view from the north (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses 7
The Ringses 7 submitted by SolarMegalith : The Ringses 7 in its landscape context (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses 5a
The Ringses 5a submitted by SolarMegalith : The Ringses 5a and view to the SE (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses 1b
The Ringses 1b submitted by SolarMegalith : Close-up of the perfectly preserved rosette motif (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses 1b
The Ringses 1b submitted by SolarMegalith : The Ringses 1b and view towards the east with Fox Covert Camp at the horizon (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringles
The Ringles submitted by SolarMegalith : The Ringles seen from the South (photo taken on January 2019).

The Ringles
The Ringles submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart in the N-NE part of The Ringles (photo taken on January 2019).

The Ringles
The Ringles submitted by SolarMegalith : Slightly pronounced rampart and interior of the fort (photo taken on January 2019).

The Ringles
The Ringles submitted by SolarMegalith : View from The Ringles towards the East (photo taken on January 2019).

The Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar submitted by Tonnox : Digital Art. The Ring of Brodgar. Orkney Island

The Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar submitted by Tonnox

The Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar submitted by Tonnox : Digital Art. The Ring of Brodgar. Orkney Islands

The Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar submitted by Tonnox : Digital Art. The Ring of Brodgar. Orkney Islands

The Ringses 7
The Ringses 7 submitted by SolarMegalith : Close-up on the cup-and-ring mark with a groove (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses 7
The Ringses 7 submitted by SolarMegalith : General view of The Ringses 7 panel (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses Fort
The Ringses Fort submitted by SolarMegalith : Ditch in the eastern part of The Ringses hillfort (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses Fort
The Ringses Fort submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of the rampart in the SE part of The Ringses hillfort (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses Fort
The Ringses Fort submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart and ditch in the southern part of The Ringses (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses Fort
The Ringses Fort submitted by SolarMegalith : The Ringses hillfort - view from the south (photo taken on March 2013).

The Ringses Fort
The Ringses Fort submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart in the SW part of the Iron Age hillfort (photo taken on March 2013).

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