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<< Our Photo Pages >> Youkil Hillock - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Caithness

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 07 August 2011  Page Views: 2884

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Youkil Hillock
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.517 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Caithness Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Thurso
Map Ref: ND15416545
Latitude: 58.568820N  Longitude: 3.455953W
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
2 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
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Youkil Hillock
Youkil Hillock submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of Youkil Hillock long cairn - view from the SE (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Caithness

Remains of this horned long cairn were interpreted as a natural mound in 1872. The cairn is robbed from most of stones, however it's 68 m long shape is still partly distinguishable. It's horns were probably quite short and they are almost completely mutilated.

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Youkil Hillock
Youkil Hillock submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of a long mound with Youkil Hillock buildings visible in the background (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Youkil Hillock
Youkil Hillock submitted by SolarMegalith : It's easy to understand why Youkil Hillock cairn has been primarly interpreted as a natural mound ... (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Youkil Hillock
Youkil Hillock submitted by SolarMegalith : Remains of a long cairn of 68 m length and 14 m width (photo taken on July 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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