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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lumbister, N Yell - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, 01 October 2002  Page Views: 8866

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lumbister, N Yell
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 5.735 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue

Map Ref: HU486962  Landranger Map Number: 1
Latitude: 60.646161N  Longitude: 1.113141W
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
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Lumbister, N Yell
Lumbister, N Yell submitted by watershed : Lumbister stones 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Multiple Stone Rows in Shetland, five in total.

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Lumbister, N Yell
Lumbister, N Yell submitted by watershed : Looking towards croft (Vote or comment on this photo)

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HU4896 : Lumbister from across Loch of Lumbister by Tim Harrison
by Tim Harrison
©2010(licence)
HU4896 : The ruined house at Lumbister by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2016(licence)
HU4896 : The southernmost of the Lochs of Lumbister by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2016(licence)
HU4896 : The southernmost of the Lochs of Lumbister from the west by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2016(licence)
HU4896 : The island in the southernmost of the Lochs of Lumbister by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2016(licence)

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