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<< Text Pages >> Kintra (Islay) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Islay

Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Tuesday, 14 September 2004  Page Views: 4889

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kintra (Islay)
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.136 km away from the location you searched for.

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

Map Ref: NR319483  Landranger Map Number: 60
Latitude: 55.654015N  Longitude: 6.263573W
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
3
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Standing Stone in Islay. This unworked portable stone lies beside a tumbled wall. It has a flat-bottomed bowl with no evidence of a drain hole and is most probably a mortar-stone of no special significance.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NR3148 : Cottage at Kintra Farm, Islay by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
©2011(licence)
NR3148 : Towards Kintra Farm by Peter Church
by Peter Church
©2009(licence)
NR3148 : Kintra Cottage by Andrew Wood
by Andrew Wood
©2016(licence)
NR3148 : Sandy beach in Machir Bay by Doug Lee
by Doug Lee
©2016(licence)
NR3248 : Kintra Farm, Islay by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
©2014(licence)

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