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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kirkidale Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by SandyG on Saturday, 08 February 2020  Page Views: 541

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kirkidale Standing Stone
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.421 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: HU24214984
Latitude: 60.232145N  Longitude: 1.564711W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Kirkidale Standing Stone submitted by SandyG : View from the south west. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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