<< Our Photo Pages >> Trowie Knowe - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Shetland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trowie Knowe Alternative Name: Beorgs of HousetterCountry: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Chambered Cairn
Map Ref: HU36208552 Landranger Map Number: 1
Latitude: 60.551590N Longitude: 1.34182W
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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SandyG visited on 7th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This cairn is close to the road and is fairly accessible although wellingtons would help keep feet dry.
tom_bullock have visited here
Canmore site no. 834.
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