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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Longhaugh Point Menhir Alternative Name: Longhaugh Standing Stone, Bishopton MenhirCountry: Scotland
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County: Renfrewshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Erskine Nearest Village: Bishopton
Map Ref: NS4279972498
Latitude: 55.919800N Longitude: 4.517142W
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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 |
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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 |
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AstroGeologist visited on 13th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Longhaugh Menhir :
A fantastic little Menhir, well hidden in an enchanted forest by the Clyde.
Nestled between the tree's it took a good 5 minutes or so scrambling through Longhaugh Wood's to find it. I don't use GPS or anything, l look at a map and take my compass and go for the adventure, never giving up until l find what l went to see (The Larkfield Cup Marks being the only exception)
It is accurately aligned with a North and South face, with the two edges pointing East and West. A large boulder lies about 10m in front of the North Face of the Standing Stone, possibly being an alignment of some sort.
I don't think it is on an artificial terrace, it looks more like the natural inclination of the gentle hillside sloping down towards the river bank. With only a country path cutting through the hill before the crop fields start.
I found that "F. Newall" & "A. Hallifax-Crawford's" assumption that more of the stone may be under ground level to be true. When they documented it's size in 1969 it was recorded as being approx 60cm x 60cm x 30cm. But when l seen it l noticed on the North side the soil has been eroded and the dimensions are now 95cm x 60cm x 30cm.
On the South face the soil level still remains high on the Western side, with about 60cm of the Menhir showing, sloping downwards with about 80cm showing on the Eastern side of the South Face. How big is this Menhir really? How much more is under all the build-up of soil and subsequent growth? If this was placed here thousands of years ago the natural soil erosion on the hill may have buried most of this Menhir with only the top of it showing. Just a thought.
The Grey Grit Menhir has layered banding, and veins of Quartz running through it, although most of it is covered in Moss.
It was a beautiful Sunny day, but the setting in the woods didn't allow much light in, giving off a magical feeling with the bluebells glowing as they caught the odd ray of light. I didn't want to leave but it was getting late so l reluctantly left, but it is a site l will be back to see again.
*Getting There ; From Bishopton train station it is approx 3.15km away (50 min walk)
Walk down Station Road for 80m and take a left up Gledstane Road, after 230m you'll come to Greenock Road. Head NE up Greenock Road for 770m and you'll come to Ferry Road (B815) on your right hand side. Take the Ferry Road (Crossing over the M8 after 0.5km) and you'll arrive at a turn off called Golf Road, go down this road.
Walk along Golf Road, passing the golf course, and you'll arrive at a crossroads with a farmhouse on your right after 725m. Turn left and head West for 700m, you will pass 3 stone walls dividing the fields, after the 3rd wall you'll arrive at a small thinning of the wood's. Look for a large Boulder in the vegetation near the path (Depending on the time of year this may be covered and wont be visible) the Standing Stone is about 10m behind this.
A small Standing Stone at Longhaugh Point, on the South bank of the River Clyde.
It sits 20m above sea level on a modern artificially raised terrace, amongst some tree's at the edge of the fields next to Erskine Golf Course. Much of the stone may now be under ground level. Made of Grey Grit, its approx dimensions are 60cm x 60cm x 30cm.
It may have been placed here by the Bronze age people who had a large settlement stretching from the small bay at Longhaugh Point to the Boden Boo Plantation at Erskine. Making it between 3,500~4,000 years old. To the North across the Clyde is two massive Volcanic plugs (Now quarry sites) Dumbuck Hill on the left, and Sheep Hill on the right.
Fore more information : Canmore ID 43357.
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