<< Our Photo Pages >> Hare Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hare CairnCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn
Map Ref: NJ9550417656 Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.249573N Longitude: 2.076149W
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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This grass covered cairn is reached through an underpass under the A90.
It is set on top of a natural mound and occupies a prominent position in the landscape although the actual hill is only at the 80metre contour. According to RCAHMS it measures some 11 metres across by 1.5metres high.
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