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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Baile Mhargaite Cist 1Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Thurso Nearest Village: Bettyhill
Map Ref: NC6990861102
Latitude: 58.518562N Longitude: 4.235153W
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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This cist is featured on The Northern Antiquarian site - see their entry for Baile Mhargaite Cist (01), Bettyhill, Sutherland. The entry gives directions on how to find the cist, together with photographs and the archaeology and history of the surrounding area.
More information can be found on Canmore ID 5791, which gives details of an enclosure together with a number of hut circles, cists and cairns in NC 699 611. TNA points us to 'cist b' in this list.
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