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<< Our Photo Pages >> Achaban House - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Isle of Mull

Submitted by Nick on Sunday, 02 November 2003  Page Views: 8879

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achaban House
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.254 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Mull Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tobermory  Nearest Village: Fionnphort
Map Ref: NM31332331  Landranger Map Number: 48
Latitude: 56.325734N  Longitude: 6.347515W
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.
3 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.
5 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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Fionnphort (Aridhglas)
Fionnphort (Aridhglas) submitted by Nick : Isle of Mull NM314233 Situated beside the drive, the owner of the guest house here has no problem with people viewing the stone - just ask. This stone is over 2m tall, and stippled with quartz. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Mull

Situated beside the drive, the owner of the guest house here has no problem with people viewing the stone - just ask. This stone is over 2m tall, and stippled with quartz.

Canmore: https://canmore.org.uk/site/21765/mull-achaban-house
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Achaban House
Achaban House submitted by cosmic : Site in Isle of Mull Scotland: Achaban from East (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achaban House
Achaban House submitted by cosmic : Site in Isle of Mull: Achaban from West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achaban House
Achaban House submitted by cosmic : Site in Isle of Mull: Achaban from South (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NM3123 : Loch Poit na h-I in the rain by Alan Reid
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Re: Achaban House by chrispy on Sunday, 23 July 2017
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canmore 21765
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Re: Achaban House by Energyman on Monday, 02 January 2017
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I made the position 56.325862N 6.347523W + or - 4.2m (Original, above, 39m out)
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Re: Achaban House by coldrum on Sunday, 04 April 2010
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