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<< Image Pages >> Achanarras Hill - Stone Circle in Scotland in Highlands

Submitted by durhamnature on Monday, 11 November 2002  Page Views: 7187

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achanarras Hill Alternative Name: The Shean, Sithean
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.573 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Highlands Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: ND14545525  Landranger Map Number: 11
Latitude: 58.477073N  Longitude: 3.467074W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 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
4

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Achanarras Hill submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the stone circle from "Report on inventory of Scottish Monuments...Caithness" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Highland

Canmore site no. 8304.
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ND1455 : West leg of clearing cross-road in new forest near Achanarras by Thurso by ian shiell
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ND1455 : North leg of clearing cross-road in new forest near Achanarras by Thurso by ian shiell
by ian shiell
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ND1455 : Grassy ride in new forest by Achanarras Farm, Thurso by ian shiell
by ian shiell
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ND1455 : Caithness 'hedge' near Achanarras Farm near Thurso by ian shiell
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ND1455 : Grassy ride in new forest called Torran Wood near Achanarras by Thurso by ian shiell
by ian shiell
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