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<< Our Photo Pages >> Callarfountain - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by BigSweetie on Friday, 26 March 2004  Page Views: 7415

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Callarfountain
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.078 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Perth  Nearest Village: Aberdalgie
Map Ref: NO09752058  Landranger Map Number: 52
Latitude: 56.368885N  Longitude: 3.462622W
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.
4 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
4

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Callarfountain submitted by cosmic : Site in Perth and Kinross: Cairn from SW (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Perthshire

Acairn with a standing stone at the SSW of the base

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Callarfountain submitted by cosmic : Site in Perth and Kinross: Cairn from SE (Vote or comment on this photo)

Callarfountain
Callarfountain submitted by cosmic : Site in Perth and Kinross Scotland: The standing "kerb" stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Callarfountain by cosmic on Monday, 16 June 2008
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Condition:2
Ambience:3
Access:3
Accuracy:4

It is more likely that this "standing stone" is actuallyjust a kerb stone of the cairn. It is well situated on a South facing ledge.
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