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<< Text Pages >> Tower of Johnston - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 6463

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tower of Johnston
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NO726691  Landranger Map Number: 45
Latitude: 56.812596N  Longitude: 2.450398W
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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Tower of Johnston
Tower of Johnston submitted by Megalithicmatt : The cairn (approx 50 diameter) on which the Tower of Johnston has been built. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO7269 : Tower of Johnston by Michael Pullan
by Michael Pullan
©2012(licence)
NO7269 : Trig Pillar, Tower of Johnston by Scott Cormie
by Scott Cormie
©2017(licence)
NO7269 : The Tower of Johnston by Lloyd Housley
by Lloyd Housley
©2005(licence)
NO7269 : Tower of Johnston by Scott Cormie
by Scott Cormie
©2017(licence)
NO7268 : Looking up Hill of Garvock by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
©2005(licence)

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