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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gourdon - Long Barrow in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 8493

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gourdon
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.971 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Long Barrow

Map Ref: NO818706  Landranger Map Number: 45
Latitude: 56.826524N  Longitude: 2.299824W
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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Gourdon submitted by cosmic : Viewed from North (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Aberdeenshire

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Gourdon submitted by cosmic : Viewed from NW with stile (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Gourdon by coldrum on Wednesday, 01 April 2009
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Gourdon by cosmic on Sunday, 25 December 2005
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Gourdon Long Barrow is easily reached off the old coach road (not the A92, but the track that goes over the hill) that runs from Mill of Benholm to Inverbervie.

It has been fenced off with a stile at the NW corner.
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