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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gallow Hill Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by SandyG on Friday, 07 February 2020  Page Views: 750

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gallow Hill Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Cairn

Map Ref: HU25715067
Latitude: 60.239506N  Longitude: 1.537525W
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.
4 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.
4 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
5

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Gallow Hill Cairn
Gallow Hill Cairn submitted by SandyG : View from south west. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Shetland

An 18.2m diameter disturbed cairn with an intermittent kerb. Canmore
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Gallow Hill cairn
Gallow Hill cairn submitted by SandyG : View from north west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 185m NE 36° Gallow Hill chambered cairn* Chambered Cairn (HU2581850821)
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 1.3km WNW 300° Hansie's Crooie Field System* Ancient Village or Settlement (HU24545133)
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 2.3km NW 322° Trolligarts 2* Chambered Cairn (HU24275249)
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 3.1km E 99° Stanydale Neolithic house* Ancient Village or Settlement (HU28785019)
 4.0km NW 325° Burga Water Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (HU234539)
 4.4km NW 322° Burga Water cairn* Cairn (HU22975407)
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 7.3km E 90° Semblister Stone Circle* Stone Circle (HU3307450733)
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 7.9km NNW 330° Rinns of Shurdimires* Stone Row / Alignment (HU2171057489)
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