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Photo Pages: Sheriff Muir - Stone Row / Alignment in Scotland in Stirling

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 11 November 2002  Page Views: 5999
Megaliths in Scotland Site Name: Sheriff Muir
Country: Scotland County: Stirling Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Dunblane
Map Ref: NN832022  Landranger Map Number: 57
Latitude: 56.198029N  Longitude: 3.884059W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Sheriff Muir submitted by hamish

Stone Row (Alignment) in Stirling

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Sheriff Muir submitted by hamish
This is the Wallace Stone, named after the great Scottish Patriot. This may have been a gathering point for troops going to evict the English from Stirling at the battle of Stirling Bridge.

Sheriff Muir submitted by hamish
This is the split stone which also must have been quite a sight.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NN8302 : Sherriff Muir. by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2005(licence)
NN8302 : Wallace's Stone on Sheriffmuir by Robert Smallman
by Robert Smallman
©2010(licence)
NN8302 : Blackhill from the Sherrifmuir Road by Dr Duncan Pepper
by Dr Duncan Pepper
©2007(licence)
NN8301 : Up Glen Tye, Sherrifmuir by Kirsty Smith
by Kirsty Smith
©2005(licence)
NN8202 : View over rough grazing to Blairdenon Hill by Jim Smillie
by Jim Smillie
©2009(licence)
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 282m SW 240° Wallace's Stone Standing Stone (Menhir) (NN830020)
 4.9km NE 53° Wester Biggs Stone Circle (NN86270608)
 5.1km W 264° Dunblane Class III Pictish Cross Slab (NN78170139)
 5.2km W 263° Dunblane Cathedral Museum Museum (NN781013)
 6.5km NE 53° The Boat Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NN872073)
 6.9km SW 209° Abbey Craig Vitrified Fort Hillfort (NS80949565)
 7.8km W 264° Doune(Glenhead) (2)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NN755010)
 7.9km W 262° Doune (Glenhead)* Stone Row / Alignment (NN755005)
 9.9km SW 213° St Ninian's Well (Stirling)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS796930)
 10.2km E 107° Cunninghar Stone Circle (NS920970)
 10.3km NE 57° Cecilmount Stone Circle (NN90200985)
 11.4km E 71° Gleneagles Stone Circle (NN9308)
 11.5km NE 64° Gleneagles B* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NN921095)
 11.8km NE 65° Gleneagles A* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NN924096)
 11.9km NE 65° Muirton Standing Stone (Menhir) (NN925097)
 11.9km NE 64° The Blackford Stone* Class I Pictish Symbol Stone (NN92430980)
 12.1km SW 224° Gillies Hill Hillfort (NS772917)
 12.1km S 191° St Ninians Cursus Cursus (NS81599016)
 12.2km S 190° St Ninians Cursus Cursus (NS81679012)
 12.8km SW 220° Wallstale Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NS774908)
 13.2km SW 224° Castlehill Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NS766908)
 13.4km SW 223° Wester Craigend Dun* Stone Fort or Dun (NS767905)
 13.4km SE 121° Hawk Hill Stone Circle (NS920920)
 13.7km N 351° Muthill Stone Row / Alignment (NN82441588)
 13.7km N 351° Dalchirla Standing Stones (NN824159)

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    Re: Sheriff Muir (Score: 1)
    by hamish on Friday, 15 July 2005
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    There are five stones in the heather here,I have posted three the others didn't come out.The row is aligned roughly SW-NE and only one stone is now upright.
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