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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Olcote Kerbed Cairn Alternative Name: Breasclete CairnCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Lewis Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stornoway
Map Ref: NB2179634733
Latitude: 58.213244N Longitude: 6.73875W
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 |
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A range of archaeological features and deposits was identified and recorded within the excavation trench.
These fell into three groups on stratigraphic grounds: pre-cairn features, including pits, spade or cultivation marks and a buried ground surface; the cairn itself, including inner and outer< kerbs, burnt peat deposits, a central cist and other features; and modern deposits which cut the cairn, including post-holes and field drains.
Ref: SAIR 13:Excavation of a Bronze Age Kerbed Cairn at Olcote, Breasclete, Near Calanais, Isle of Lewis (Archive Link)
by Tim Neighbour with contributions by S Carter, M Church, M Johnson, K MacSweeney, P Milburn & G Warren
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