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<< Text Pages >> Balnabroich - Standing Stones in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by Tom_Bullock on Tuesday, 08 October 2002  Page Views: 7673
Scotland Site Name: Balnabroich
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: NO102569  Landranger Map Number: 53
Latitude: 56.695160N  Longitude: 3.467906W
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.
 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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A Pair of Standing Stones on a gravel mound in Perthshire


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Balnabroich Balnabroich submitted by golux
The third stone in this pair! This sits alone about 200m N of the pair of standing stones. It is 5'8" high according to a report quoted on the RCAHMS webpage.

Balnabroich Balnabroich submitted by golux
View looking N across the natural mound on which these two stones stand. The cube-like boulder in mid frame is the 1.35m high north stone (stone A). In front of it to the left is the south stone (stone B). (Information taken from RCAHMS webpage). About 200m due N of this pair sits a third standing stone (confusingly described as "stone A" in the 1973 report quoted by RCAHMS). You can see it in th

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    Re: Balnabroich (Score: 1)
    by golux on Monday, 07 March 2011
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    Not just two standing stones, there is a third about 200m N of this pair.
    Just to add to the confusion, RCAHMS have 2 webpages for this site. One page refers to the pair of stones (link) and the other refers to all three (link)!
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