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<< Our Photo Pages >> Capo, Aberdeenshire - Long Barrow in Scotland in Aberdeenshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 9515

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Capo, Aberdeenshire Alternative Name: Capo Long
Country: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Long Barrow

Map Ref: NO633664  Landranger Map Number: 45
Latitude: 56.787699N  Longitude: 2.602324W
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
no data 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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Capo, Aberdeenshire
Capo, Aberdeenshire submitted by cosmic : East side from South (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Aberdeenshire

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Capo, Aberdeenshire
Capo, Aberdeenshire submitted by cosmic : View along top from North (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Capo, Aberdeenshire
Capo, Aberdeenshire submitted by cosmic : View along West side (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Capo, Aberdeenshire
Capo, Aberdeenshire submitted by cosmic : View from SW (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NO6366 : View along Top of Long Barrow from North by Ewen Rennie
by Ewen Rennie
©2008(licence)
NO6366 : Fungus in Capo Plantation by Liz Gray
by Liz Gray
©2011(licence)
NO6366 : Capo Long Barrow by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson
©2005(licence)
NO6366 : Stump Fungus by Liz Gray
by Liz Gray
©2011(licence)
NO6366 : Gravel Pit Pond by Richard Holliday
by Richard Holliday
©2009(licence)

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Re: Capo by coldrum on Wednesday, 01 April 2009
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http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology/sites/long/long_capo.asp
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Capo by cosmic on Saturday, 19 November 2005
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The barrow is some 80m long by 28m wide but only some 2.5m tall.

Capo Long Barrow has never been excavated but recently was extensively surveyed. The results can be read in the report at
http://www.sair.org.uk/sair6/index.html
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