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<< Text Pages >> Canterland - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 5712

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Canterland
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NO706653  Landranger Map Number: 45
Latitude: 56.778337N  Longitude: 2.482716W
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
3
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NO7065 : Hill of Canterland trig pillar by Scott Cormie
by Scott Cormie
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NO7065 : Hill of Canterland trig by Iain Macaulay
by Iain Macaulay
©2005(licence)
NO7064 : Canterland by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2014(licence)
NO7064 : Dead Trees and a Hedgerow by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2014(licence)
NO7064 : Forebank by Anne Burgess
by Anne Burgess
©2014(licence)

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