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<< Our Photo Pages >> Baron's Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by hamilton on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 8149

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Baron's Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NJ958037  Landranger Map Number: 38
Latitude: 57.124210N  Longitude: 2.071002W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
3 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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Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by hamilton : Baron's Cairn on Tullos Hill, near the coast, just south of the River dee estuary. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Aberdeenshire

Baron's Cairn is at the highest point on Tullos Hill.
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Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by cosmic : Baron's Cairn from East This is one of four scheduled cairns on Tullos Hill just to the south of Aberdeen. Baron's is disfigured by having a Trig point on top. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Baron's Cairn - view from the west (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Summit of Baron's Cairn (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : Triangulation point at the summit of Baron's Cairn (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by SolarMegalith : View from Baron's Cairn towards the coast (photo taken on September 2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Baron's Cairn
Baron's Cairn submitted by durhamnature : Old sketch of the cairn with hills in the background, from archive.org

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