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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mount Maesry (Sanday) Alternative Name: Mount Misery, SandayCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.8 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Orkney Type: Chambered Cairn
Map Ref: HY7832043508
Latitude: 59.277506N Longitude: 2.382165W
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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Chambered Cairn in Orkney
(uncertain) Chambered cairn (Henshall), located on a low tidal island, accessed during low tide. Approximately 73' at base, 14' in height. A lintelled entrance, now obstructed, leads to a central chamber, once used locally as potato storage. Documented by RCAHMS visited 1926; A S Henshall 1963.
Additional information links:
1. canmore.org.uk/site/3599/sanday-mount-maesry
2. archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the-isles/sanday/mount-maesry-sanday/
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