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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drybridge - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in North Ayrshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Drybridge
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.169 km away from the location you searched for.

County: North Ayrshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Irvine  Nearest Village: Drybridge
Map Ref: NS35923644  Landranger Map Number: 70
Latitude: 55.593858N  Longitude: 4.605413W
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.
no data 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.
4 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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AstroGeologist visited on 3rd Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Drybridge Menhir : This 2.6m tall Menhir is positioned near a bend in the River Irvine, and would have stood out immensely against the relatively flat landscape surrounding the site. *Dundonald Cursus is 0.5km to the North, with the Mesolithic settlement at Dreghorn roughly 2km away *Shewalton Moor Mesolithic settlement is 2.5km to the West *A vitrified Bronze Age Hillfort on Dundonald Hill was located 2km to the South, with Kemp Law Dun nearly 3km away So the whole was thriving for thousands of years before this Menhir was even erected. 4,000 years ago it would have been quite the sight *Getting There ; You can walk or get the bus from Irvine to Dreghorn (Briton's oldest continuously inhabited village) and get off at Dundonald Road. From here it is around a half hour walk. Follow the road South and walk under the A71 overpass onto Dreghorn Road. Follow this road for 20 or so minutes and you pass the site of Dundonald Cursus in a field to your right. Continue on for another 5 minutes and you will end up at the tiny Drybridge village. Drybridge Road changes name to Main Street and you will see Shewalton Road turning off to the right. Take this right and walk to the gate of the 1st field you encounter. The Standing Stone is in now situated in a farmers field, with an old railway line running behind it to the South and houses to the East.

Drybridge
Drybridge submitted by SHUGS : Looking from the south (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in North Ayrshire

More information can be found on Canmore ID 41911 which says: "this impressive (prehistoric) standing stone is on level ground in a field ... about 20m OD. It has a maximum height of 2.6m, and ... is roughly square with a girth of about 4.0m and a maximum width of 1.3m. There is some evidence of cattle rubbing, but otherwise it appears unmarked."
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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 28. Facing SE (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of W face (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 27. (03.09.18) : Various stages of Lichen growth on Menhir (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 26. (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of Menhir (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 24. Facing NW (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of SE corner (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 22. Possible Cup Mark (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of Menhir (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 21. (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of Menhir

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 20. (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of Menhir

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 19. Facing E (03.09.18) : Geological surface detail of Menhir

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 18. Facing E (03.09.18) : View of Menhir from the base

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 17. Facing NW (03.09.18) : Various types of Lichen on surface of Menhir

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Stone remains at base on NE side (03.09.18)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Facing NW (03.09.18)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 8

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 7

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Drybridge Menhir (Irvine) 6

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Facing SW (03.09.18)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist : Facing SE (03.09.18)

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Drybridge submitted by AstroGeologist

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Drybridge submitted by snoopsycat : Site in North Ayrshire Scotland

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Drybridge submitted by snoopsycat

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Drybridge submitted by SHUGS : View from the west

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Drybridge submitted by SHUGS : View from the east

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 423m NNW 345° Drybridge Neolithic Village Ancient Village or Settlement (NS3582336852)
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Re: Drybridge by SHUGS on Sunday, 14 October 2012
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CANMORE names this site as Stane Park and gives the following description

This object is a large, erect stone; its origin is unknown (Name Book 1856). Smith, stating that it stands in a field called Stane Park, gives its dimensions as 8 1/2ft high and 4ft in diameter.
J Smith 1895

This is a large, roughly square block of stone, approximately 2.0m in height and 1.0m in diameter. It is in a field under crop, making close investigation impossible.
Visited by OS (JLD) 22 May 1954

This impressive standing stone is on level ground in a field of young crop at about 20m OD. It has a maximum height of 2.6m, and as stated, is roughly square with a girth of about 4.0m and a maximum width of 1.3m. There is some evidence of cattle rubbing, but otherwise it appears unmarked.
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