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<< Our Photo Pages >> Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Monday, 04 August 2008  Page Views: 8841

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise Alternative Name: Tocherford
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Oldmeldrum
Map Ref: NJ68823362
Latitude: 57.391921N  Longitude: 2.52037W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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
5

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Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise
Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise submitted by cosmic : Black Cairn from North with Bennachie behind. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Mutilated cairn (Canmore's description) in Aberdeenshire
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Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise
Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise submitted by cosmic : Black Cairn from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise
Black Cairn, Hill of Rothmaise submitted by cosmic : Black Cairn from East (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NJ6833 : Black Cairn from North by Ewen Rennie
by Ewen Rennie
©2008(licence)
NJ6833 : Dead tree beneath Black Cairn by Alison Mack
by Alison Mack
©2006(licence)
NJ6833 : Tree beneath Black Cairn by Alison Mack
by Alison Mack
©2006(licence)
NJ6833 : Hill of Rothmaise trig by Iain Macaulay
by Iain Macaulay
©2005(licence)
NJ6833 : Rothmaise trig point in summer by Alison Mack
by Alison Mack
©2006(licence)

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