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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gogar Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Midlothian

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 03 March 2004  Page Views: 15054

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gogar Stone Alternative Name: Easter Norton
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.504 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Midlothian Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Edinburgh  Nearest Village: Gogar
Map Ref: NT15487199  Landranger Map Number: 65
Latitude: 55.933513N  Longitude: 3.354447W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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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Anne T visited on 28th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The Gogar or Easter Norton Standing Stone: The last time I visited this stone, the field was planted with crop with no easy way of crossing the knee high rows of plants, so we viewed it from a distance. On this visit, the field had been left fallow, so we parked in the small layby on Freelands Road and walked through a gap in the hedgerow up to the stone. A large rook was perched on top of the stone, but flew off before I could take a photograph of it. This stone has lots to keep it occupied during the day – planes taking off from Edinburgh airport to the north, trains on the mainline to the south, and cars on the M8. It was nice to be able to wander up to it, take photographs and see the stone up close. The satnav took us by a funny route back to the A8 and whilst waiting to move off, a white van ran into the back of our car, just as a blue light ambulance was trying to get past. Not a good end to the day, but we decided to stop off at the Boar Stone on the way back as there was still just enough daylight.

Anne T saw from a distance on 18th May 2017 - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 4 The Gogar Stone, West Lothian: This stone was conveniently located on our way back into Edinburgh, although we were only able to see it from a distance. Sited towards southern edge of a huge field, about 300 metres south east of East Norton Farm, access to the field can be gained from Freelands Road through the large gaps in the hedge which runs to the northern side of the road. At the time of our visit, a crop of wheat was almost knee high in the field. We walked along the crop-free area of the field running alongside Freelands Road side, seeking a tractor track we could walk along to reach the stone. Not finding this, we turned and walked north, following the edge of the field along Gogarstone Road. Again, no track. I started trying to place my feet carefully between the densely planted rows of wheat without damaging them, but even my feet were too large to fit sideways inside the rows; it took me five minutes to get some 20 rows in, and only 1/10th way there! I could have kept walking round this enormous field, but time was running short. We decided to come back once the crop had been harvested, and moved on to the Physic Well in Corstophine.

richard_cammo Andy B have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Andy B : Standing stone at Gogar Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Midlothian (City of Edinburgh)

This standing stone is featured on The Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for Standing Stone, Gogar, Edinburgh, which includes a description, directions for finding this stone together with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes.

For more information see Canmore ID 50716.
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Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : A slightly wider shot looking south west, trying to capture the view of the distant hills. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Andy B : Standing stone at Gogar Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gogar Stone submitted by richard_cammo : Gogar Stone, 2021-11-16. A bit difficult to see, bit if you look at the compass reading, the edges are aligned nicely with North and West. Was it always like this, or a modern 'improvement'? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gogar Stone submitted by richard_cammo : Gogar Stone, looking SouthWest towards Pentland Hills, 2021-11-16 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : Looking south west over the stone to the distant hills beyond.

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : Looking due west over the stone. We had a close look on all the faces to see if there were any carvings or cups, but as Canmore says, it is uninscribed.

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : Looking north west over the stone towards the nearby farmhouse, with the busy A8 beyond.

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : Standing just north of the stone, looking over it back towards Freelands Road and the gap in the hedgerow that we walked through to see this stone.

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : The Easter Norton or Gogar Stone, looking north, with the control tower of Edinburgh Airport in the background. We stood and watched the planes take off into the clouds for a while.

Gogar Stone
Gogar Stone submitted by Anne T : Taken with the zoom on maximum at the southern edge of the field, to avoid trampling the densely growing wheat. Will revisit in late autumn when the crop has been harvested.

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Re: Gogar by coldrum on Sunday, 11 April 2010
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Re: Gogar by Anonymous on Tuesday, 07 July 2009
Could the name Goudger be a derivation of Gogar
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Re: Gogar by Anonymous on Thursday, 29 September 2005
how tall is this gogar menhir ?
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