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<< Our Photo Pages >> Busta Brae - Standing Stones in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 29 November 2004  Page Views: 9058

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Busta Brae
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Lerwick  Nearest Village: Brae
Map Ref: HU34886739  Landranger Map Number: 2
Latitude: 60.388939N  Longitude: 1.369051W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
5

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Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pair of Standing Stones in Shetland

Canmore site no. 797.
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Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by Ogneslav : The stone from East. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by howe : The stone on the edge of Busta Voe with the town of Brae in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by Ogneslav : The Busta stone from South. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by Ogneslav : To approach the stone you have to cross a sheep-run. The sheep will be glad to meet and usher you. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by Ogneslav : The Busta stone (is in the middle of the photo) from the opposite shore of Busta Voe. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Busta Brae
Busta Brae submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM

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