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Text Pages: Clach a' Phlaigh - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by BigSweetie on Friday, 26 March 2004  Page Views: 4141
Megaliths in Scotland Site Name: Clach a' Phlaigh Alternative Name: Carn na Marbh, Fortingall, Plague Stone
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kenmore  Nearest Village: Fortingall
Map Ref: NN74064693  Landranger Map Number: 51
Latitude: 56.597301N  Longitude: 4.052776W
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.
 3 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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©2009(licence)		NN7446 : Fortingall Stone Circles by Lisa Jarvis
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©2007(licence)		NN7446 : Lamb nursery by Russel Wills
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