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<< Our Photo Pages >> Loch Of Strom - Stone Circle in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by josvg on Thursday, 25 November 2004  Page Views: 10290

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loch Of Strom
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: HU4034450203  Landranger Map Number: 3
Latitude: 60.234130N  Longitude: 1.273369W
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
2 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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josvg visited on 23rd Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The central feature is thought to be an elliptic stone circle of 5m by 4.1m by A. Thom and R.L. Merritt (JHA vol. 9, 1978, p. 60); see the site map. There 8 stones still standing, one of which is 1.2m tall, the rest less than 0.6m; 4 stones are marked as fallen. Given that there are more stones close to this central feature, it seems more likely to be a field system of some sort.

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Loch Of Strom
Loch Of Strom submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Shetland

The central feature is thought to be an elliptic stone circle of 5m by 4.1m by A. Thom and R.L. Merritt (JHA vol. 9, 1978, p. 60); see the site map. There 8 stones still standing, one of which is 1.2m tall, the rest less than 0.6m; 4 stones are marked as fallen. Given that there are more stones close to this central feature, it seems more likely to be a field system of some sort.
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Loch Of Strom
Loch Of Strom submitted by josvg : Plan by A. Thom and R.L. Merritt (JHA vol. 9, 1978, p. 60) of the elliptic stone circle. The unit "my" stands for "megalithic yard", a unit of measure proposed by A. Thom, measuring about 0.83m. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loch Of Strom
Loch Of Strom submitted by josvg : Stones viewed from the North from the main road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loch Of Strom
Loch Of Strom submitted by Tom_Bullock : Photo used by kind permission of Tom Bullock. More details of this location are to be found on his Stone Circles and Rows CD-ROM (Vote or comment on this photo)

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HU4050 : Loch of Strom north bay by Robert Sandison
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HU4050 : The Loch of Strom and Stromfirth Burn by Ruth Sharville
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HU4050 : Stromfirth from the air by Mike Pennington
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HU4050 : Derelict croft buildings, Stromfirth by Ruth Sharville
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Re: Loch Of Strom by josvg on Monday, 11 August 2014
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Canmore site no. 1180

Canmore's name for the site is "The Hamars".


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Re: Loch Of Strom by coldrum on Monday, 05 April 2010
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