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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cat CairnCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn
Map Ref: NJ952031 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.118814N Longitude: 2.0809W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 21st Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
megalithicmatt visited on 2nd Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 The easiest one to reach from the town.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5
Cat Cairn is the best preserved among the four Bronze Age cairns at Tullos Hill.
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