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<< Our Photo Pages >> Upper Hindhope - Standing Stones in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 5670

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Upper Hindhope
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.485 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Scottish Borders Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Hownam  Nearest Village: Upper Hindhope
Map Ref: NT75641008  Landranger Map Number: 80
Latitude: 55.384079N  Longitude: 2.386034W
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
no data 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
4
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Upper Hindhope
Upper Hindhope submitted by Chrisull : Image taken 6/8/21 facing north-east up the valley towards Nether Hindhope. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Upper Hindhope
Upper Hindhope submitted by Chrisull : Close up of the fallen standing stone. I was staying in a holiday cottage a mile away from the stone, which I approached from the valley below Nether Hindhope, following the quad bike tracks on foot up to the local burn, and then following that up to the gate. It took me a couple of attempts to find the stone, but its location should have been a giveaway, it would have been prominent on a small ri... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Upper Hindhope
Upper Hindhope submitted by Chrisull : Image taken 6/8/21 of standing stone, in a south easterly direction. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Upper Hindhope
Upper Hindhope submitted by Chrisull : Image taken 6/8/21 in an easterly direction of the standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Upper Hindhope
Upper Hindhope submitted by Chrisull : Image taken 6/8/21 facing north towards the forest of the recumbent stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NT7510 : Sheepfolds near Nether Hindhope by Richard Warren
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NT7609 : Upper Hindhope by Oliver Dixon
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NT7609 : Hindhope by Richard Webb
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