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<< Our Photo Pages >> Barcaldine - Standing Stones in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by enkidu41 on Saturday, 25 September 2004  Page Views: 6856

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barcaldine
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: NM96374213  Landranger Map Number: 49
Latitude: 56.526961N  Longitude: 5.312395W
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
 3 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.
 no data 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
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Barcaldine submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pair of Standing Stones in Argyll. Although both erect only one of the stones is in situ the other having been propped against the first after being moved from its original position to facilitate cultivation. The 1.7m tall undisturbed stone is rectangular in profile with a breadth of 0.85m and a thickness of 0.2m. Ithas a pointed top and is aligned NNW-SSE. The second stone is 1.6m tall, 0.6m broad and 0.3m thick and tapers to a point on its north side.
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Barcaldine, standing stones submitted by crannog : Barcaldine standing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barcaldine
Barcaldine submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NM9642 : Standing stone at Barcaldine by Sandy Gerrard
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NM9642 : Junction at Barcaldine School by Alpin Stewart
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©2017(licence)
NM9642 : Caravan site, Barcaldine by Robin Webster
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©2009(licence)
NM9642 : Abhainn Teithil at Sutherlands Grove by Iain Thompson
by Iain Thompson
©2008(licence)
NM9642 : Barcaldine railway station (site), Argyll and Bute by Nigel Thompson
by Nigel Thompson
©2017(licence)

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