<< Our Photo Pages >> Frachdale - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Islay
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: FrachdaleCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.347 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Islay Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Village: Port Ellen
Map Ref: NR31054693
Latitude: 55.641270N Longitude: 6.275703W
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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Head for the Kintra campsite, where parking is possible. There is a track E of Kintra which leads to Frachdale ruin. I had to turn back to get my wellies and stick for a ford in the track. They came in handy later.
Frachdale Chambered Cairn was less accessible. I went through the gate at the top of the hill and followed my GPS South down a steep ferny slope crossing a boggy valley to the summit of the mound. The cairn itself is vegetation free, unlike its surroundings. I retraced my steps to return, avoiding further adventures.
For more information see Canmore ID 37607 (Islay, Frachdale).
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