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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sannōdake - Stone Circle in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 24 August 2017  Page Views: 1096

Date UncertainSite Name: Sannōdake Alternative Name: 山王岳 Sannodake
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: SatsumaSendai (Kagoshima pref.)  Nearest Village: KetōinchōImuta 祁答
Latitude: 31.816400N  Longitude: 130.461580E
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.
4 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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Stone Circle in Kyūshū

At the foot of a hill called "Sannō-dake (山王岳)" surrounding "Imuta-ike (藺牟田池)" caldera pond which is included in the Ramsar List, 6 sundial-shaped stone circles covered with green moss lie in a wood close to a modern cemetery.
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 25.3km NNE 27° Uzun Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
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 29.9km S 190° Saigō Takamori Gyoza-ishi* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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 35.2km SSW 197° Ishizuka Koumi-ishi* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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 42.5km SSW 198° Tamate Jinja shrine* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 43.9km N 356° Hatsuno* Chambered Cairn
 44.1km NW 322° Kasedō Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 44.7km NW 323° Komukae* Chambered Cairn
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 52.8km NW 320° Myōjin Shimo-oka* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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