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Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa
Date Added: 5th Aug 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico (Veracruz)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa submitted by SolarMegalith on 5th Aug 2011. Headless sculpture from Late Post-Classic period (1200 - 1521 AD) located on patio of the museum, probably it has been damaged during christianization of Mexico (photo taken on March 2002).
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Framside
Date Added: 4th Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Framside submitted by SolarMegalith on 4th Aug 2011. Framside broch - view from the SE (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: Ask the landowner for permission to enter the field with the broch.
Occumster
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Occumster submitted by SolarMegalith on 11th Aug 2011. Remains of Occumster broch - view from the west (photo taken on July 2011).
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Hill of Works
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Hill of Works submitted by SolarMegalith on 2nd Aug 2011. Entrance passage and interior of the broch - view from the south. Like many other brochs in Caithness, this site has been excavated by sir Francis Tress Barry (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: The site is well hidden among the trees.
Cairn of Elsay
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cairn of Elsay submitted by SolarMegalith on 14th Aug 2011. Remains of the walls (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: Wonderful location near the cliffs.
Brounaban
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Brounaban submitted by SolarMegalith on 11th Aug 2011. Brounaban broch - view from the west (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: Most of the preserved masonry seems to be 19th century repairs.
Hempriggs Broch
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hempriggs Broch submitted by SolarMegalith on 3rd Aug 2011. Hempriggs broch - view from the south (photo taken on July 2011).
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Cairn of Humster
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cairn of Humster submitted by SolarMegalith on 3rd Aug 2011. Cairn of Humster - view from the south with visible modern cairn on top (photo taken on July 2011).
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Log Text: Access to the broch is limited by fences.
The Pap
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Pap submitted by cosmic on 14th Oct 2007. Remains of Pap Broch
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Cairnquoy
Date Added: 2nd Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cairnquoy submitted by SolarMegalith on 6th Aug 2011. Remains of the broch - view from the NW (photo taken on July 2011).
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South Yarrows Long Cairn
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
South Yarrows Long Cairn submitted by howe on 11th Jun 2009. South Yarrows S south cairn. View of the entrance to the east chamber. Some of the walling is a more modern addition.
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South Yarrows Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
South Yarrows Chambered Cairn submitted by howe on 11th Jun 2009. South Yarrows S North Cairn. View of the terminal chamber from the rear showing the remaining uprights of the stalled arrangement.
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Gansclet Standing Stone
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Gansclet submitted by cosmic on 13th Oct 2007. Gansclet from East
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Cairnfield (Weydale)
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cairnfield (Weydale) submitted by SolarMegalith on 1st Aug 2011. Cairn near Cairnfield farmstead - view from the south (photo taken on July 2011).
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Keiss Broch
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Keiss Broch submitted by h_fenton on 4th Jul 2011. Keiss Broch, nr Keiss, Caithness.
At the time of my visit in May 2011 this broch looked a right mess full of rubbish plus old lobster pots and fish boxes, although recognisable as an ancient site, it would have been better to have backfilled this site after excavation, If you want to see a decent broch at Keiss walk c.150metres northeast to Whitegate Broch.
A incomplete and badly stitched Kite Aerial Photograph, I was really struggling with strong gusty winds to try and get some photograp...
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Whitegate Broch
Date Added: 1st Aug 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Whitegate Broch submitted by h_fenton on 4th Jul 2011. Whitegate Broch, near Keiss, Caithness.
Kite Aerial Photograph
10 May 2011
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Tannach Mains
Date Added: 31st Jul 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Tannach Mains submitted by SolarMegalith on 31st Jul 2011. Tannach Mains broch - view from the NW (photo taken on July 2011).
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Cairn of Sibmister
Date Added: 30th Jul 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cairn of Sibmister submitted by SolarMegalith on 30th Jul 2011. Possible remains of a broch - view from the south (photo taken on July 2011).
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Tulloch of Shalmstry
Date Added: 30th Jul 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Tulloch of Shalmstry submitted by SolarMegalith on 20th Aug 2011. Remains of the wallcourse in western part of the broch (photo taken on July 2011).
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Thrumster Little Broch
Date Added: 30th Jul 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Caithness)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Thrumster Little Broch submitted by cosmic on 14th Oct 2007. Thrumster Little Broch
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