<< Our Photo Pages >> Crois Chnoca Breaca - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in South Uist
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crois Chnoca BreacaCountry: Scotland County: South Uist Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stoneybridge
Map Ref: NF73403366 Landranger Map Number: 22
Latitude: 57.276401N Longitude: 7.421388W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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SumDoood visited on 20th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I feel there's more to be found in this location, so be sure to take a walk along the fast eroding coastline.
SandyG visited on 28th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3.5
The supporting mound is showing signs of recent erosion, possibly from rabbits.
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