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<< Our Photo Pages >> Invershin Farm - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Sutherland

Submitted by NickiMacRae on Monday, 19 September 2011  Page Views: 4663

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Invershin Farm
Country: Scotland County: Sutherland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lairg  Nearest Village: Bonar Bridge
Map Ref: NH5760796742
Latitude: 57.937185N  Longitude: 4.406686W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
5

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Invershin Farm
Invershin Farm submitted by NickiMacRae : Looking roughly North West and towards the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Sutherland

Invershin Farm stone is clearly visible from the A837, looking towards the river. I wonder how many people spot it as they drive North from Bonar Bridge to the locally famous tourist attraction, the Falls of Shin? If driving here, there are a few limited gateways to pull into to park, but perhaps to avoid blocking any farmers access it's best to use the rough lay-by outside the local burial ground, or the car park of the local village hall, both of which are only a minute or two's extra walk back along the road. The stone is in the middle of a field, the boundary fence is low and can be easily crossed in several places from the road.

From the road the stone appears quite small, but up close it measures around 5'5". The stone features strong vertical striations, and a rather beautiful streak of quartz which is visible diagonally across both faces. It has a slight lean to the Eastern side. To the South is a low "hog backed stone" (as described by Canmore), and there are several other small rocks around the base. The ground was rather stubbly and 'lumpy' at the time of visiting, so it was hard to tell if there were further small rocks in the area. The general area is a low river valley, cupped by hills on three sides.

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Invershin Farm
Invershin Farm submitted by NickiMacRae : 'Invershin Stone 2' 12 x 9" Mixed media on watercolour paper by Nicki MacRae (copyright Nicki MacRae 2011). http://www.nicki-paints.co.uk/ (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Invershin Farm
Invershin Farm submitted by NickiMacRae : 'Invershin Stone 1' 12 x 9" Mixed media on watercolour paper by Nicki MacRae (copyright Nicki MacRae 2011). http://www.nicki-paints.co.uk/ (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Invershin Farm
Invershin Farm submitted by NickiMacRae : Looking roughly West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NH5796 : Standing stone at Invershin by sylvia duckworth
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