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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Balnacrae
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 7.572 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Dingwall
Map Ref: NH533646 Landranger Map Number: 20
Latitude: 57.647353N Longitude: 4.459643W
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

2 Accuracy:

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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Chambered Cairn in Highland

Balnacrae Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic burial monument, which was built 4000BC to 2000BC. It is 28.5m in diameter and its stones range from 2' 4" to 6' 6" in height.
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NH5364 : Chambered cairn at Balnacrae by Geoff Potter — by Geoff Potter
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NH5364 : Balnacrae chambered cairn by Geoff Potter — by Geoff Potter
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NH5364 : Ruined farmhouse at Balnacrae by Geoff Potter — by Geoff Potter
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NH5364 : View over Banks of River Sgitheach by Ian Dodds — by Ian Dodds
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