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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Newhouse Standing StoneCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.635 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Midlothian Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Edinburgh Nearest Village: Balerno
Map Ref: NT15296838
Latitude: 55.901054N Longitude: 3.356354W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Midlothian
This 1.6m tall standing stone is recorded as Canmore ID 50277, which gives basic details.
This stone is also featured on the Ancient Stones: A Guide to Standing Stones and Stone Circles in the South of Scotland - see their entry for Standing Stone, Newhouse, Ratho, which includes a description, directions for finding the stone with nearby parking, folklore and fieldnotes.
The Ancient Stones tells us this stone is well concealed amongst tall vegetation (in a September visit, this was 6ft high in places and comprised brambles, nettles and bracken!), adding: "This well concealed standing stone stands to 1.75m high and measures 0.90 x 0.65m on plan. In section the stone has a 'diamond' shape, with a large section missing at the base on the north side. The stone is well weathered and marked. Not shown on O.S. Landranger or Explorer Series maps."
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