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<< Text Pages >> Woodhead Stone Circle - Stone Circle in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, 30 January 2004  Page Views: 4782

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Woodhead Stone Circle
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.542 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NY210660  Landranger Map Number: 85
Latitude: 54.982310N  Longitude: 3.235967W
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
Destroyed 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
3

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Re: Woodhead by Runemage on Wednesday, 05 January 2022
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Thank-you David, you're right, that's amended now.
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Re: Woodhead by DavidHoyle on Wednesday, 05 January 2022
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I think this should be "Dumfries and Galloway" rather than Cumbria.
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David
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