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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tollohill - Ring Cairn in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by cosmic on Saturday, 01 December 2007  Page Views: 9479

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tollohill Alternative Name: Parknook
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.997 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Aberdeenshire Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Aberdeen
Map Ref: NJ91950235
Latitude: 57.112031N  Longitude: 2.134544W
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.
3 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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Tollohill
Tollohill submitted by cosmic : Tollohill Cist from North (Vote or comment on this photo)
The most visible part of this site is the central cist which is complete apart from the North side. Around it is the remains of a small round cairn.

The site was first recorded in 1994 and is in a private wood which has recently been opened up to the public.

Note: New entry and pictures for this recently opened to the public site near Aberdeen.
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Tollohill
Tollohill submitted by cosmic : Tollohill Capstone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tollohill
Tollohill submitted by cosmic : View inside Tollohill Cist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tollohill
Tollohill submitted by cosmic : Tollohill from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tollohill
Tollohill submitted by cosmic : Tollohill Cist from South (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tollohill
Tollohill submitted by cosmic : Tollohill Cist from East

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