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<< Text Pages >> Yorkston Erratic - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Scotland in Midlothian

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 22 October 2018  Page Views: 968

Natural PlacesSite Name: Yorkston Erratic
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Midlothian Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Penicuik  Nearest Village: Temple
Map Ref: NT31875620
Latitude: 55.794273N  Longitude: 3.088186W
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
5
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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Midlothian

This large glacial erratic stone is featured on The Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for the Stone, Yorkston, Gorebridge, which includes a description, directions for finding this stone together with nearby parking, and fieldnotes. The Ancient Stones adds that what drew this stone to their attention was its sheer size, being much larger than the normal field clearance boulders.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT3156 : Field near Yorkston by Eileen Henderson
by Eileen Henderson
©2006(licence)
NT3156 : Fields at Yorkston by Jim Barton
by Jim Barton
©2014(licence)
NT3156 : Cow and calves, Yorkston by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2021(licence)
NT3256 : Middleton to Rosebery road by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2021(licence)
NT3256 : Wetland and a strip wood by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2021(licence)

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