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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dabshead Hill - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Scottish Borders

Submitted by PaulH on Tuesday, 11 March 2003  Page Views: 9459

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dabshead Hill
Country: Scotland County: Scottish Borders Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lauder  Nearest Village: Dabshead Hill
Map Ref: NT54715124  Landranger Map Number: 66
Latitude: 55.752395N  Longitude: 2.723122W
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
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Dabshead Hill
Dabshead Hill submitted by PaulH : Dabshead Hill Fort NT 547513 Triangulation pont and "standing" stone at centre of hill fort (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dabshead Hill is located to the north of Edgarhope wood N of Lauder in the Scottish borders.

At its centre is a triangulation point and a standing stone. There is also a hill fort there. The fort's ramparts are well-preserved and in places the stone used to construct them can be seen weathering out.
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Dabshead Hill
Dabshead Hill submitted by Bladup : Dabshead Hill standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dabshead Hill
Dabshead Hill submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dabshead Hill
Dabshead Hill submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dabshead Hill
Dabshead Hill submitted by PaulH : Dabshead Hill Fort NT 547513 E side ramparts showing depth of ditch (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dabshead Hill
Dabshead Hill submitted by PaulH : Dabshead Hill Fort NT 547513 SW ramparts showing stone construction weathering out

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Re: Dabshead Hill by Anonymous on Sunday, 10 February 2008
Condition:3
Ambience:4
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Re: Dabshead Hill by Anonymous on Sunday, 10 February 2008
The "standing stone" was apparently erected in (?) 1897 to commerorate the marriage of Countess Meath probably using stones pillaged from the nearby circles on Borrowston Rig
It has some cup marks on it but these may be natural in origin (Source RCAHMS)
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Re: Dabshead Hill by PaulH on Sunday, 09 March 2003
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Dabshead Hill fort is located to the north of Edgarhope wood N of Lauder in the Scottish borders. At its centre is a triangulation point and a standing stone. There is also a hill fort there. The fort's ramparts are well-preserved and in places the stone used to construct them can be seen weathering out.
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