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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Law Cairn Alternative Name: West Craigmaud
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Village: New Pitsligo
Map Ref: NJ88205911
Latitude: 57.621804N Longitude: 2.199206W
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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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**Law Cairn** submitted by cosmic : Law Cairn from North (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cairn in Aberdeenshire

Turf covered cairn with dry stone wall round outside. Bomes were found inside.
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**Galachlaw Cairn** submitted by markj99 : Excavated Hollow in N Half of Galachlaw Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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