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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Balkello Standing Stone Alternative Name: Standing Stone Of BalkelloCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.422 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Angus Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kirkton of Auchterhouse Nearest Village: North Balkello
Map Ref: NO36333830
Latitude: 56.532386N Longitude: 3.03675W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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A 2.7 metre high standing stone. Unmarked. Weathered and splitting.
Situated 150m west of The Old Schoolhouse of North Balkello.
A jumble of stones lies at the foot of the stone on the South side but this may be simply from field clearance work.
This stone is mentioned in the Name Book 1860.
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