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<< Text Pages >> Whinny Hill - Round Cairn in Scotland in Northumberland

Submitted by Tom_Bullock on Wednesday, 02 July 2003  Page Views: 4621

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Whinny Hill
Country: Scotland County: Northumberland Type: Round Cairn

Map Ref: NO093276  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.431846N  Longitude: 3.472336W
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
3 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
3

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Round Cairn in Northumberland

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Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : The four poster looking down on the little lake. One of the stones has got out of it's hole, perhaps thinking of going down for a drink, but left it too late and only got two feet before falling down dead. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-neolithic : Whinny Hill Stone circle at mid-summer 2018. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whinny Hill Enclosed Cremation Cemetery.
Whinny Hill Enclosed Cremation Cemetery. submitted by Modern-neolithic : A bronze age Enclosed Cremation Cemetery in Northumberland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : The wonderfully decorated Chatton hill is right across the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : The Cheviots peep into view. There are four stones, three standing and ones got out of it's hole and fallen two feet away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman :

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : Stone beautiful stone

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : The red sandstone wedge and in the distance the North sea.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : The Whinny Hill Stone Circle.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Postman : My daughter having completed the walk in less than appropriate footwear refuses the stones and sits by the wall.

Whinny Hill Robbed Cairn
Whinny Hill Robbed Cairn submitted by Modern-Neolithic : Whinny Hill Robbed Cairn.

Whinny Hill Robbed Cairn
Whinny Hill Robbed Cairn submitted by Modern-Neolithic : Whinny Hill Robbed Cairn taken on a very wet day out.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Bladup : Whinny Hill Stone Circle, Notice the red stone, From the circle there's a line of ring cairns (2) and cairns (2) to the NNE.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Bladup : Whinny Hill Stone Circle, There's a line of ring cairns (2) and cairns (2) to the NNE.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-Neolithic : The red granite northern stone of Whinny Hill Circle.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-Neolithic : Looking over Whinny Hill Circle.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-Neolithic : Whinny Hill Stone circle over looks Coalhouses Tarn.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-Neolithic : A stone shaped hole along the eastern edge of the circle suggests that more stones once stood here.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-Neolithic : Looking over Whinny Hill stone circle from the East.

Whinny Hill Stone Circle
Whinny Hill Stone Circle submitted by Modern-Neolithic : Whinny Hill stone circle in North Northumberland.

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