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<< Our Photo Pages >> West Hatton - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Friday, 08 October 2004  Page Views: 8625

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Hatton
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: NJ851070  Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.153629N  Longitude: 2.247921W
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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Chambered Cairn in Aberdeenshire

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West Hatton submitted by cosmic : View from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Hatton
West Hatton submitted by cosmic : View over West Hatton towards Westhill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: West Hatton by coldrum on Friday, 02 April 2010
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Re: West Hatton by cosmic on Monday, 02 January 2006
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Report from Proceeding of Antiquqries of Scotland 1924-5

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Re: West Hatton by cosmic on Friday, 08 October 2004
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Although this is a scheduled Ancient Monument the cairn has obviously been much robbed out for local wall building. Running East-West its beauty is not enhanced by the pylon line along the same alignment running just South of it.
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