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<< Our Photo Pages >> Beacharra - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 7518

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Beacharra Alternative Name: Beacharr
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: NR69264332  Landranger Map Number: 62
Latitude: 55.628540N  Longitude: 5.666954W
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
 no data 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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Beacharra submitted by Bladup : Beacharra standing stone and chambered cairn, you can see the chambered cairn in the foreground and the standing stone in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Argyll

Canmore site no. 38566.
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Beacharra submitted by Bladup : The beautiful Beacharra standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Beacharra
Beacharra submitted by durhamnature : Urn from the cairn, from "Book of Arran" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NR6943 : Standing stone at Beacharr by RH Dengate
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NR6943 : Standing stone at Beacharr. by Steve Partridge
by Steve Partridge
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NR6943 : Beacharr. by Steve Partridge
by Steve Partridge
©2006(licence)
NR6843 : A83 near Beacharr, Kintyre by Alpin Stewart
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NR6943 : Moorland track above Beacharr by RH Dengate
by RH Dengate
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Re: Beacharra by DavidHoyle on Tuesday, 24 December 2019
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[Thanks. updated Ed.] I think the coordinates in the CSV for this are slightly out from looking at the map:

Grid Ref: NR6926043318, Long -5.666971,Lat 55.628531

Cheers,
David
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Re: Beacharra by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
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