<< Text Pages >> Auskerry 11 - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Orkney
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Auskerry 11 Alternative Name: HY61NE 11Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Island of Stronsay Nearest Village: Island of Auskerry
Map Ref: HY67631630
Latitude: 59.032500N Longitude: 2.565681W
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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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Orkney
80m NW of HY61NE 7 is the stump and broken-off upper portion, almost grassed over, of another E-W aligned standing stone.
Source: Canmore
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