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<< Our Photo Pages >> Talkin Fell Cairns - Modern Stone Circle etc in England in Cumbria

Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Wednesday, 04 May 2005  Page Views: 12882

Modern SitesSite Name: Talkin Fell Cairns
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.655 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Talkin  Nearest Village: The Greens
Map Ref: NY5701356379
Latitude: 54.900276N  Longitude: 2.671855W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Talkin Fell Cairns submitted by nicoladidsbury : Talkin Fell Cairns NY569564 (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Talkin Fell Cairns
Talkin Fell Cairns submitted by nicoladidsbury : Talkin Fell Cairns The aerial photograph was taken by gyrocopter pilot Simon Ledingham who asked for credit to be given to www.cumbria.com (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NY5656 : Cairns on Talkin Fell by Walter Baxter
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NY5656 : Cairns on Talkin Fell by Walter Baxter
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Re: Talkin Fell Cairns by Anonymous on Wednesday, 08 January 2014
i am currently rebuilding the dry stone dykes about 20 yards from the cairns and was wondering if you have any information about their origin, purpose and age. many thanks. john armstrong



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