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Photo Pages: Ferntower - Stone Circle in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by vicky on Wednesday, 16 July 2003  Page Views: 4957
Megaliths in Scotland Site Name: Ferntower
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Crieff
Map Ref: NN874226  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.382228N  Longitude: 3.825119W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 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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Ferntower submitted by bigsweetie

Four Poster Stone Circle in Perthshire with a pair of outlying stones to the east, one of which has fallen.

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Ferntower submitted by cosmic
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Ferntower submitted by bigsweetie
Ferntower stone circle NN 8740 2262 Perthshire

Ferntower submitted by bigsweetie

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    Ferntower (Score: 1)
    by cosmic on Sunday, 06 August 2006
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    This circle is in the middle of Crieff Golf Course and one or more of the stones have been moved to accomodate the fairways according to the people in the golf shop.
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