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<< Text Pages >> Clach an Tiompain - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Islay

Submitted by davidmorgan on Monday, 03 December 2012  Page Views: 2143

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clach an Tiompain
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 6.061 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Islay Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)

Map Ref: NR34756977
Latitude: 55.847961N  Longitude: 6.239255W
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.
1 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
4

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Standing Stone in Isle of Islay

A 1.2 metre tall standing stone.

Canmore site no. 37712.
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NR3469 : Loch an Leinibh, Islay by Becky Williamson
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NR3469 : Cnoc a' Chlaidheimh, Islay by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
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NR3470 : Beinn nam Fitheach, Islay by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
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NR3469 : The snow begins to clear, Loch na Leoig, Islay by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
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NR3469 : Snow Cloud, Loch na Leoig, Islay by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
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